| Ordinary People as Mass Murderers: Perpetrators in Comparative Perspectives 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Jensen, O. (Editor), Szejnmann, C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0230552021 ISBN-13: 9780230552029 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: Since the 1990s scholars have focused heavily on the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and have presented a complex and heterogeneous picture of perpetrators. This book provides a unique overview of the current state of research on perpetrators. Contributions approach the topic from various expertise (history, gender, sociology, psychology, law, comparative genocide), and address several unresolved questions. The overall focus is on the key question that it still disputed: How do ordinary people become mass murderers? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - Social Science | Violence In Society - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| LCCN: 2008030098 |
| Series: Holocaust and Its Contexts |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" (0.90 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the 1990s scholars have focused heavily on the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and have presented a complex and diverse picture of perpetrators. This book provides a unique overview of the current state of research on perpetrators. The overall focus is on the key question that it still disputed: How do ordinary people become mass murderers? |