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Stuart Rees exposes politicians’ fascination with cruelty in their deliberations about policies. Through empirical analysis, human stories and poetic commentary, he identifies non-destructive exercise of power, courageous public action and compelling humanitarian alternatives as the key to achieving a future in which dignity and equality flourish.

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Foreword by Richard Falk Introduction: Towards a Theory Perpetrators and Victims Values, Attitudes, Behaviour Explaining Causes Cruelty as Policy Humanitarian Alternatives Cruel or Compassionate World? Humanity on a Bonfire Language for Humanity

Cruelty or Humanity

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 23 September 2020
      ISBN-13 9781447356974
      978-1447356974
      ISBN-10 1447356977
      Also in:
      International relations Social discrimination and social justice

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Stuart Rees exposes politicians’ fascination with cruelty in their deliberations about policies. Through empirical analysis, human stories and poetic commentary, he identifies non-destructive exercise of power, courageous public action and compelling humanitarian alternatives as the key to achieving a future in which dignity and equality flourish.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by Richard Falk Introduction: Towards a Theory Perpetrators and Victims Values, Attitudes, Behaviour Explaining Causes Cruelty as Policy Humanitarian Alternatives Cruel or Compassionate World? Humanity on a Bonfire Language for Humanity

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