Worse than war : genocide, eliminationism, and the ongoing assault on humanity / Daniel Jonah Goldhagen.
| Author/creator | Goldhagen, Daniel Jonah |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : PublicAffairs, ©2009. |
| Description | xii, 658 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The choice -- Clarifying the issues. Eliminationism, not genocide ; Worse than war : our age of suffering -- Explaining eliminationist assaults. Why they begin ; How they are implemented ; Why the perpetrators act ; Why they end -- Modern eliminationist politics. Sources and patterns ; Thinking and acting ; Actual minds, actual words -- Changing the future. Prologue to the future ; What we can do. |
| Abstract | A paradigm-changing investigation into the phenomenon of genocide and mass killing--explaining why genocides begin, are sustained, and end; why societies support them and why they happen so frequently; and how the international community should and can successfully stop them. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-628) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009028035 |
| ISBN | 9781586487690 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1586487698 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6322.7 .G65 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |