Description
Book SynopsisThis collection presents a range of theoretical and disciplinary approaches to the subject of collective violence. The distinguished contributors investigate the factors that contribute to the social context of violence, and examine the ways of thinking that allow participation in harmful activities.
Trade ReviewA well-sequenced offering on a highly significant topic. . . . An important contribution to a domain of very substantial interest to several disciplines. -- Arnold P. Goldstein, director, Center for Research on Aggression, Syracuse University
Table of ContentsPart 1 Understanding the Sources of Collective Violence: Empirical and Theoretical Work Chapter 2 A Social-Psychological Analysis of African American and Korean American Relations in Los Angeles Chapter 3 Understanding Genocidal Killing in the Former Yugoslavia: Preliminary Observations Chapter 4 The Psychology of Political Decision Making and Aboriginal Rights in Canada Chapter 5 American Genocide: The Destruction of the Black Underclass Chapter 6 Collective Violence in Prisons: Psychosocial Dimensions and Ritualistic Transformations Chapter 7 Beyond the Conceptualization of Terrorism: A Psychological-Structural Model of the Causes of This Activity Part 8 Responding to the Problem of Collective Violence Chapter 9 Predicting Collective Violence: The Psychological and Cultural Roots of Turning against Others Chapter 10 The Prospects for a Nongenocidal World: Reflections on Why There Still Can Be Hope
