The killing compartments : the mentality of mass murder

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Label

The killing compartments : the mentality of mass murder

Title remainder

the mentality of mass murder

Statement of responsibility

Abram de Swaan

Title variation

Mentality of mass murder

Creator

• Swaan, Abram de, 1942-

Author

• Swaan, Abram de, 1942-

Subject

• Mass murder -- Psychological aspects
• Mass murder -- Psychological aspects
• Mass murderers -- Psychology
• Mass murderers -- Psychology
• Massenmord
• Massmord -- psykologiska aspekter
• Mass murder
• Mörder
• State-sponsored terrorism
• State-sponsored terrorism
• State-sponsored terrorism -- Psychological aspects
• State-sponsored terrorism -- Psychological aspects
• Statsterrorism -- psykologiska aspekter
• Massmördare -- psykologiska aspekter
• Mass murder

Language

eng

Summary

The twentieth century was among the bloodiest in the history of humanity. Untold millions were slaughtered. How people are enrolled in the service of evil is a question that continues to bedevil. In this trenchant book, Abram de Swaan offers a taxonomy of mass violence that focuses on the rank-and-file perpetrators, examining how murderous regimes recruit them and create what De Swaan calls the "killing compartments" that make possible the worst abominations without apparent moral misgiving, without a sense of personal responsibility, and, above all, without pity.--Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

YDXCP

Dewey number

327.117

Index

index present

LC call number

HV6431

LC item number

.S89 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography