Israel W. Charny

The Genocide Contagion (eBook, PDF)

How We Commit and Confront Holocaust and Genocide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In The Genocide Contagion, Israel W. Charny asks uncomfortable questions about what allows people to participate in genocide-either directly, through killing or other violent acts, or indirectly, by sitting passively while witnessing genocidal acts. Charny draws on both historical and current examples such as the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide, and presses readers around the world to consider how they might contribute to genocide. Given the number of people who die from genocide or suffer indirect consequences such as forced migration, Charny argues that we must all work to resist and to learn about ourselves before critical moments arise.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216232131
• Artikelnr.: 74837005

Autorenporträt

I.W. Charny is retired professor of psychology and family therapy at Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Who Are We Human Beings? How Do Ordinary People Commit Violence? 2.The
Foundations of Evil in Human Nature 3.Exaggerated Self-Defense, Exaggerated
Power, and Dehumanization 4."Just Like Everyone Else": Conformity and the
Lure of the Golden Calf 5.SS Footsteps: Putting on the Uniforms of Camp
Guards and Sacrificing Others 6."I Did Nothing Wrong": Denial and Improper
Management of Emotions 7.Summing Up: Who Are We and What Will Become of Us?
Independent Study: Learning Exercises about How We Cause Harm and Protect
Life Appendix: Studies on Israeli Willingness to Commit Evil Notes
Bibliography Index