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The Roots of Evil

The Roots of Evil The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence

Hardback (27 Oct 1989)

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Publisher's Synopsis

How can human beings kill or brutalise multitudes of other human beings? Focusing particularly on genocide, Erwin Staub explores the psychology of group aggression. He sketches a conceptual framework for the many influences on one group's desire to harm another and within this framework, considers four historical examples of genocide.

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Cambridge University Press

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Book information

ISBN: 9780521354073
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 364.151
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 659g
Height: 228mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 29mm