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Book SynopsisAn incisive exploration of why acts of mass annihilation take place and how people become mass killers
Trade Review“A strong, wide-ranging contribution to the field of genocide studies, well worth reading.”—Ben Kiernan, author of
Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur -- Ben Kiernan
“Extraordinary . . . With a steady gaze, a cool head, and an incisive ability to express the most complex questions in simple and direct language, [Abram de Swaan] has produced a powerful and convincing account of the peculiar social and psychological conditions that give rise to mass murder.”—Stephen Budiansky,
Wall Street Journal * Wall Street Journal *
“The Killing Compartments is exceptionally clearly written, and the author eschews almost completely the jargon and pseudoscientific labelling of the obvious that is the bane of academic sociology. . . . Mr. de Swaan has dispelled many pernicious myths and offered much clarity and wisdom on a subject whose very enormity would overwhelm most who dared to venture into it.”—Stephen Budiansky,
Wall Street Journal Europe -- Stephen Budiansky * Wall Street Journal European Edition *
“Insightful . . . [and] compelling.”—Glenn C. Altschuler,
Huffington Post -- Glenn C. Altschuler * Huffington Post *
“De Swaan makes a persuasive case.”—Louisa Lombard,
Pacific Standard -- Louisa Lombard * Pacific Standard *
“A thoroughly researched, authoritative, and well-written study.”—Mark Arnold,
Jewish Journal (Salem, Mass.) -- Mark Arnold * Jewish Journal *
