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Why We Kill

Understanding Violence Across Cultures and Disciplines

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-0-367-27166-4
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungstermin: 26.03.2020
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Capital punishment, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion, honour killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings, war, and genocide: all involve the taking of life. Put most simply, all involve killing other people. However, cultural context heavily influences heavily how people perceive these acts, and most people reading this paragraph will likely disagree on the extent to which these "count" as killing.

For such an evolved species, humans can be violent far beyond the point of humanity. Why We Kill examines this violence in its many forms, exploring how culture plays a role in people’s understanding and definition of violent action. From the first chapter, which examines "conventional" homicide, to the final chapter’s bone-chilling account of the Rwandan genocide, this fascinating book makes compelling reading.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9780367271664
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-0-367-27166-4
  • Verlag: Routledge
  • Erscheinungstermin: 26.03.2020
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 2. Auflage 2020
  • Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
  • Gewicht: 303 g
  • Seiten: 234
  • Format (B x H x T): 140 x 216 x 13 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
  • Vorauflage: 978-1-904750-42-0
Autoren/Hrsg.

Herausgeber

IntroductionReligion, Culture, and KillingNancy Loucks, Sally Smith Holt, and Joanna R. Adler1 Homicide in ContextSophie Pike, Cherly Allsop, and Fiona Brookman2 'You Always Hurt the One You Love': Homicide in a Domestic ContextMaria Kaspersson3 Serial KillingElizabeth Yardley4 Mass Shootings in America Frederic Lemieux5 Capital Punishment: Creating More Victims?Seema Kandelia6 AbortionLawrence M. Hinman7 Euthanasia - The Moral LandscapeLawrence M. Hinman8 Suicide Kay Nooney9 Terrorism - A Unique Form of Political ViolenceRohan Guneratna10 Collective Violence and WarDaya Somasundaram and T. Umaharan11 Massacre at Murambi: The Rank and File Killers of GenocideStephen D. SmithEpilogue