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Why we kill : understanding violence across cultures and disciplines

Loucks, Nancy, (editor.). Holt, Sally Dean Smith, 1969- (editor.). Adler, Joanna R., (editor.).

Summary: "Capital punishment, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion, honour killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings, war, and genocide: all involve the taking of life. Put most simply, all involve killing other people. However, cultural context influences heavily how people perceive these, and most people reading this paragraph will likely disagree on the extent to which these 'count' as killing. For such an evolved species, humans can be violent far beyond the point of humanity. Why We Kill examines this violence in its many forms, exploring how culture plays a role in people's understanding and definition of violent action. From the first chapter, which examines 'conventional' homicide to the final chapter's bone-chilling account of the Rwandan genocide, this fascinating book makes compelling reading" --

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ISBN: 9780367271657
Physical Description: 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
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Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:

Previous edition: London: Middlesex University Press, 2009

Formatted Contents Note:

\ Introduction -- Religion, Culture, and Killing / Nancy Loucks, Sally Smith Holt, and Joanna R. Adler -- 1. Homicide in Context / Sophie Pike, Cherly Allsop, and Fiona Brookman -- 2. ‘You Always Hurt the One You Love’: Homicide in a Domestic Context / Maria Kaspersson -- 3. Serial Killing / Elizabeth Yardley -- 4. Mass Shootings in America / Frederic Lemieux / 5. Capital Punishment: Creating More Victims? / Seema Kandelia -- 6. Abortion / Lawrence M. Hinman -- 7. Euthanasia – The Moral Landscape / Lawrence M. Hinman -- 8. Suicide / Kay Nooney -- 9. Terrorism – A Unique Form of Political Violence / Rohan Guneratna -- 10. Collective Violence and War / Daya Somasundaram and T. Umaharan -- 11. Massacre at Murambi: The Rank and File Killers of Genocide / Stephen D. Smith -- Epilogue