Humanity

Description:

"This book looks at the politics of our times and the roots of human nature to discover why so many atrocities were perpetuated and how we can create a social environment to prevent their recurrence." "Jonathan Glover finds similarities in the psychology of those who perpetuate, collaborate in, and are complicit with atrocities, uncovering some disturbing common elements - tribal hatred, blind adherence to ideology, diminished personal responsibility."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: 20th century,  History Modern,  Modern History,  Moral and ethical aspects,  Moral and ethical aspects of Modern history,  History, modern, 20th century,  Cruelty,  Atrocities,  War crimes,  War,  Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945),  Mass murder,  Genocide,  Political ethics,  War, moral and ethical aspects,  War, history,  Modern Ethics,  History,  Humanity,  Sociology,  Warfare,  Ethics

Times: 20th century