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Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Murder (Second Edition)
written by James Waller, 1955- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007, originally published 2002), 378 page(s)
Social psychologist James Waller uncovers the internal and external factors that can lead ordinary people to commit extraordinary acts of evil. Waller offers a sophisticated and comprehensive psychological view of how anyone can potentially participate in heinous crimes against humanity. He outlines the evolutiona...
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written by James Waller, 1955- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007, originally published 2002), 378 page(s)
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Social psychologist James Waller uncovers the internal and external factors that can lead ordinary people to commit extraordinary acts of evil. Waller offers a sophisticated and comprehensive psychological view of how anyone can potentially participate in heinous crimes against humanity. He outlines the evolutionary forces that shape human nature, the individual dispositions that are more likely to engage in acts of evil, and the context of cruel...
Social psychologist James Waller uncovers the internal and external factors that can lead ordinary people to commit extraordinary acts of evil. Waller offers a sophisticated and comprehensive psychological view of how anyone can potentially participate in heinous crimes against humanity. He outlines the evolutionary forces that shape human nature, the individual dispositions that are more likely to engage in acts of evil, and the context of cruelty in which these extraordinary acts can emerge. Eyewitness accounts are presented at the end of each chapter. In this second edition, Waller has revised and updated eyewitness accounts and substantially reworked Part II of the book, removing the chapter about human nature and evolutionary adaptations, and instead using this evolutionary perspective as a base for his entire model of human evil.
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Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
James Waller, 1955-
Date Published / Released
2002, 2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Crimes against humanity, Mass killings, Genocide, History, Sociology, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 by Oxford University Press
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Ethnic Cleansing In Kosovo: An Accounting, Part 1
written by United States. Department of State (District of Columbia: United States. Department of State, originally published 1999), 104 page(s)
An Accounting of the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.
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written by United States. Department of State (District of Columbia: United States. Department of State, originally published 1999), 104 page(s)
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An Accounting of the ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
United States. Department of State
Date Published / Released
1999-12
Publisher
United States. Department of State
Topic / Theme
Kosovo War (1998-1999), Serbian, Albanian, Atrocities, War crimes, Refugees, Human rights, Mass killings, Ethnic cleansing, Kosovo War, 1998-1999, Law, Documentation of Crimes, Serbians, Albanians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Getty Images - 1937-1938: Nanking, China
(Seattle, WA: Getty Images, originally published 1937), 7 page(s)
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(Seattle, WA: Getty Images, originally published 1937), 7 page(s)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Photograph
Date Published / Released
1937
Publisher
Getty Images
Topic / Theme
Nanking Massacre (1937-1938), Chinese, Mass killings, Massacres, Soldiers, Nanking Massacre, 1937-1938, History, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Getty Images
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Human Rights Commission: Special Rapporteur Government to the Civilian Population and to the Militias
in Records Concerning the Genocide in Rwanda in 1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (July 1994), Box 7, Folder 505000 , 2 page(s)
National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems - NSC Cables - Rwanda and Genocide - July 9, 1994
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in Records Concerning the Genocide in Rwanda in 1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (July 1994), Box 7, Folder 505000 , 2 page(s)
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National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems - NSC Cables - Rwanda and Genocide - July 9, 1994
Date Written / Recorded
July 1994, 1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Person Discussed
Rene Degni-Segui, fl. 1994
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Hutu, Tutsi, Genocide, Torture, Refugees, Internally displaced persons, Mass killings, Militias, Massacres, Executions, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Law, International Response, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Letter from Pfc. Harold Porter to his parents Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Porter, 05/07/1945, telling of atrocities seen in the concentration camp
written by Harold Porter, fl. 1945 (07 May 1945) , 4 page(s)
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written by Harold Porter, fl. 1945 (07 May 1945) , 4 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
07 May 1945, 1945
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Harold Porter, fl. 1945
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Soldiers, Bodies, bones and remains, Atrocities, Internment camps, Genocide victims, Genocide, Mass killings, War victims, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp, April 29, 1945, Medicine, History, International Response, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Letter to President Wilson from Mauasseh Sevag re: situation in Cilicia, November 19, 1920
written by Mauassah Sevag, fl. 1920, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (19 November 1920) , 2 page(s)
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written by Mauassah Sevag, fl. 1920, in Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Armenia, 1910-1929 (T-1192), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (19 November 1920) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
19 November 1920, 1920
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Mauassah Sevag, fl. 1920
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Deportation, Starvation, Massacres, Mass killings, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, International Response, Turkish, Armenians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Massacres and Morality: Mass Atrocities in an Age of Civilian Immunity
written by Alex J. Bellamy, 1975- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 459 page(s)
Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a pe...
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written by Alex J. Bellamy, 1975- (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 459 page(s)
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Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a persistent feature of global political life. What is more, the perpetrators have often avoided criticism and punishment. Examining dozens...
Most cultural and legal codes agree that the intentional killing of civilians, whether in peacetime or war, is prohibited. This is the norm of civilian immunity, widely considered to be a fundamental moral and legal principle. Yet despite this fact, the deliberate killing of large numbers of civilians remains a persistent feature of global political life. What is more, the perpetrators have often avoided criticism and punishment. Examining dozens of episodes of mass killing perpetrated by states since the French Revolution late eighteenth century, this book attempts to explain this paradox. It studies the role that civilian immunity has played in shaping the behaviour of perpetrators and how international society has responded to mass killing. The book argues that although the world has made impressive progress in legislating against the intentional killing of civilians and in constructing institutions to give meaning to that prohibition, the norm's history in practice suggests that the ascendancy of civilian immunity is both more recent and more fragile than might otherwise be thought. In practice, decisions to violate a norm are shaped by factors relating to the norm and the situation at hand, so too is the manner in which international society and individual states respond to norm violations. Responses to norm violations are not simply matters of normative obligation or calculations of self-interest but are instead guided by a combination of these logics as well as perceptions about the situation at hand, existing relations with the actors involved, and power relations between actors holding different accounts of the situation. Thus, whilst civilian immunity has for the time being prevailed over 'anti-civilian ideologies' which seek to justify mass killing, it remains challenged by these ideologies and its implementation shaped by individual circumstances. As a result, whilst it has become much more difficult for states to get away with mass murder, it is still not entirely impossible for them to do so.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Alex J. Bellamy, 1975-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Laws and legislation, Government, Cultural norms, State-sponsored violence, Atrocities, Mass killings, History, Law, International Response, Transitional Justice, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press
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Memo from Donald K. Steinberg re: UN Team Reports Systematic RPF Killings, September 22, 1994
written by Donald K. Steinberg, fl. 1994, in Records on Donald Steinberg and Rwanda, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (21 September 1994), Box 3, Folder 570000 (originally published 1994), 2 page(s)
National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management System - NSC Emails - A1-Record - Jan 93-Dec 94 - Steinberg & Rwanda
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written by Donald K. Steinberg, fl. 1994, in Records on Donald Steinberg and Rwanda, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (21 September 1994), Box 3, Folder 570000 (originally published 1994), 2 page(s)
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National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management System - NSC Emails - A1-Record - Jan 93-Dec 94 - Steinberg & Rwanda
Date Written / Recorded
21 September 1994, 1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Donald K. Steinberg, fl. 1994
Date Published / Released
1994
Person Discussed
Bob Gersony, fl. 1994
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Tutsi, Hutu, Repatriation, International relations, Massacres, Refugees, Mass killings, Post Genocide Rwanda, 1994-, Politics & Policy, International Response, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Memos re: Washington Post Article on Serb Atrocities in Srebrenica
written by Morton H. Halperin, 1938- and Rob Malley, fl. 1995, in Records of Genocide in the Former Yugoslavia, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 7, Folder 613 , 13 page(s)
National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems - NSC Records Management - Srebrenica or War Crimes or ICTY or Atrocities or Genocide
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written by Morton H. Halperin, 1938- and Rob Malley, fl. 1995, in Records of Genocide in the Former Yugoslavia, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR), Box 7, Folder 613 , 13 page(s)
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National Security Council Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems - NSC Records Management - Srebrenica or War Crimes or ICTY or Atrocities or Genocide
Date Written / Recorded
1995
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Morton H. Halperin, 1938-, Rob Malley, fl. 1995
Person Discussed
Slobodan Milošević, 1941-2006, John Shattuck, 1943-
Topic / Theme
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), Serbian, Massacres, War crimes tribunals, Refugees, Mass killings, Atrocities, Srebrenica Massacre, Bosnia, July 11-13 1995, Politics & Policy, Law, International Response, Serbians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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The Nanjing Massacre: Japanese Imperialism and the Massacre in Nanjing
An English translation of a classified Chinese document on the Nanjing Massacre.
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An English translation of a classified Chinese document on the Nanjing Massacre.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
China News Digest International
Topic / Theme
Nanking Massacre (1937-1938), Mass killings, Sexual assault, Atrocities, Military occupation, Nanking Massacre, 1937-1938, History, Documentation of Crimes
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