The Roots of Evil

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

Ervin Staub1992
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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