The Science of Hate - How prejudice becomes hate and what we can do to stop it

Why do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book. ''A key text for how we live now.'' DAVID BADDIEL ''Utterly brilliant.'' ALICE ROBERTS ''Wise, disarming, persuasive and compassioante.'' ROBIN INCE ''Fascinating and moving.'' PRAGYA AGARWAL ''Incredibly powerful, important and valuable.'' PETER TATCHELL Are our brains wired to hate? Is social media to blame for an increase in hateful abuse? With hate on the rise, what can we do to turn the tide? Drawing on twenty years of pioneering research - as well as his own experience as a hate-crime victim - world-renowned criminologist Matthew Williams explores one of the pressing issues of our age. Surveying human behaviour across the globe and reaching back through time, from our tribal ancestors in prehistory to artificial intelligence in the twenty-first century, The Science of Hate is a groundbreaking and surprising examination of the elusive ''tipping point'' between prejudice and hate. ''Fascinating and beautifully written. I heartily recommend it.'' HUGO RIFKIND, TIMES RADIO ''Fascinating . . . A harrowing but illuminating work.'' EVENING STANDARD '' An indispensable guide to what''s gone wrong both here at home and in much of the Western world.'' THE HERALD

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An important read, combining an expert use of data with moving, personal storytelling. A key text for how we live now. David Baddiel

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Williams, Williams Matthew
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9780571357079
• ISBN: 978-0-571-35707-9
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social & cultural anthropology, Social and cultural anthropology, Violence in society, Social discrimination & equal treatment, Social Discrimination, Causes & Prevention Of Crime, Violence & abuse in society, Violence and abuse in society, Social discrimination and social justice