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"Dutton's volume....[i]s neither fictional prose nor cinematic image; nor is it a study of a particular historical act. Rather, is is a carefully documented work that leads the reader on a journey into humanity's heart of darkness through a chapter-by-chapter account of the brutal litanies of genocide, holocausts, military massacres, lynchings, prison riots, rapes, serial killers, and wars of the 20th century....[W]hat makes Dutton's volume unique and....[e]ssential reading for everyone is its straightforward, clear, and unadulterated presentation of the panorama of brutality that marks the 20th century....Dutton has written a book for our era that should be read by everyone. It compels us to explore the human heart of darkness." -
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The 20th century saw the largest number of systematic slaughters of human beings in any century in history. Chronicling the horrific events of last century, this work goes beyond historic details to examine the psychological means that leaders use to convince individuals to commit horrific actions in the name of a political or military cause. Massacres in Nanking, Rwanda, EI Salvador, Vietnam and other countries are reviewed in chilling detail. But the core issue is what psychological forces are behind large scale killing, and how psychology can be used to indoctrinate normal people with a 'Groupthink' that moves individuals to commit mass murder brutally and without regret, even when the victims are innocent children. The author shows us how individuals are convinced to commit such sadistic acts, often preceded by torture, after being indoctrinated with beliefs that the target victims are unjust, inhuman, or like a virus that must be destroyed or it will destroy society.
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This review is from: The Psychology of Genocide, Massacres, and Extreme Violence: Why "Normal" People Come to Commit Atrocities (Hardcover)
The Psychology of Genocide, Massacres and Extreme Violence is a powerful book that takes an in depth look into how man is capable of doing such horrendous things. It is really an eye opening book that is fascinating to read. The layout of the book makes it a hard book to put down and the information seriously makes you ponder our human actions throughout history which entices you to keep reading. It is a read that can appeal to all people.Andrew Reynolds
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Needed an Editor,
By Theresa Porter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Psychology of Genocide, Massacres, and Extreme Violence: Why "Normal" People Come to Commit Atrocities (Hardcover)
Dr. Dutton's attempt to explicate the social psychology behind mass government perpetrated violence would have been better served with more psychology and less examples. One must wade through entire chapters to find the small amounts of psychology in the book: the psychology of crowds, group psychology, preconditions for genocide and the selection of a target group, structure of the perpetrator groupand deindividuated violence. the majority of the 150+ pages is given to highly detailed examples (The Crusades, Nanking, the Holocaust, My Lai, American southern Lynchings, etc) which, while historically and morally important, should have been edited down to a few sentences each in order to make this book more useful to those attempting to understand the problem.
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This is a "must read" for anyone who studies culture and family functioning. It is a riveting depiction of the atrocities capable by humans. It is a humbling reminder that all of us, under specific circumstances, can commit atrocities. Don carefully and methodically examines various cultural groups and leaves the reader with the gripping realization that all cultures have not only experienced atrocities, but have committed atrocities as well. It is a story as old as human existence. In order for us to heal, we must honestly look at both sides of the brutal path we had taken towards our civilization.
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