Genocide Contagion - How We Commit and Confront Holocaust and Genocide

In The Genocide Contagion, Israel W. Charny asks uncomfortable questions about what allows people to participate in genocide-either directly, through killing or other violent acts, or indirectly, by sitting passively while witnessing genocidal acts. Charny draws on both historical and current examples such as the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide, and presses readers around the world to consider how they might contribute to genocide. Given the number of people who die from genocide or suffer indirect consequences such as forced migration, Charny argues that we must all work to resist and to learn about ourselves before critical moments arise.

List of contents

1.Who Are We Human Beings? How Do Ordinary People Commit Violence?
2.The Foundations of Evil in Human Nature
3.Exaggerated Self-Defense, Exaggerated Power, and Dehumanization
4."Just Like Everyone Else": Conformity and the Lure of the Golden Calf
5.SS Footsteps: Putting on the Uniforms of Camp Guards and Sacrificing Others
6."I Did Nothing Wrong": Denial and Improper Management of Emotions
7.Summing Up: Who Are We and What Will Become of Us?
Independent Study: Learning Exercises about How We Cause Harm and Protect Life
Appendix: Studies on Israeli Willingness to Commit Evil
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the author

By Israel W. Charny

Summary

In The Genocide Contagion, esteemed scholar of genocide Israel W. Charny asks uncomfortable questions about what allows people to participate in genocide-either directly or indirectly. Charny draws on both historical and current examples to press readers to consider how they may contribute to genocide in other countries.

Product details

• Authors: Israel W Charny, Israel W. Charny, Charny Israel W.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2016
• EAN: 9781442254350
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5435-0
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Studies in Genocide: Religion, History, and Human Rights; Studies in Genocide: Religion, History, and Human Rights
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, Social, group or collective psychology, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing