Violent accounts : understanding the psychology of perpetrators through South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission /
Violent Accounts presents a compelling study of how ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of violence and how perpetrators and victims manage in the aftermath. Grounded in extensive, qualitative analysis of perpetrator testimony, the volume reveals the individual experiences of perpetrators as w...
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2014]
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| Serie: | Qualitative studies in psychology.
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| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=704348 |
Sommario:
- Introduction: crimes of allegiance
- Regarding perpetrators: studying collective violence
- Apartheid and amnesty: managing a history of sustained oppression
- Understanding crimes of allegiance: patterns of violent influence
- Uncovering truth: confronting perpetrators and victims
- Reconciling testimony: a work in progress
- Beyond the TRC: negotiating the aftermath of collective violence
- Conclusions: learning from the violence of others.