Why not kill them all? : the logic and prevention of mass political murder /
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press
2010.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7pf8w |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Are we killers or peacemakers?
- 1. Why genocides? : are they different now than in the past?
- The four main motives leading to mass political murder
- Are modern genocides and ethnic cleansings different?
- Retribalization and the modern state
- 2. The psychological foundations of genocidal killing
- How to get ordinary people to become butchers
- Organization
- Emotional appeals : leaders and followers
- Essentializing others
- The dangerous similar others
- The conditions of genocide
- 3. Why is limited warfare more common than genocide?
- Weighing the costs of genocidal conflicts
- Limiting the damage of warfare
- Exogamy : making the enemy part of the family
- Establishing codes of warfare and exchange to limit violence
- Are rules of exogamy, codes of honor, and potlatching still relevant?
- The mercantile compulsion
- Morality and modesty : rejecting certitude
- Yearning for solutions
- 4. Strategies to decrease the chances of mass political murder in our time
- State policies that reduce hostility between groups
- Limiting demands for justice and revenge
- Modest solutions and small-scale changes to promote tolerance
- The crucial role of states in promoting peaceful exchanges
- Individual rights and pluralist histories
- Conclusion. Our question answered.