Humanity A Moral History of the Twentieth Century

Name: Humanity A Moral History of the Twentieth Century
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ISBN: 9780300186406

ISBN-10: 0300186401

ISBN-13: 9780300186406

Edition: 2nd

Authors: Jonathan Glover

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Renowned moral philosopher Jonathan Glover confronts the brutal history of the twentieth century to unravel the mystery of why so many atrocities occurred. In a new preface, Glover brings the book through the post-September 11 era and into our own time—and asks whether humankind can "weaken the grip war has on us."Praise for the first edition:“It is hard to imagine a more important book. Glover makes an overwhelming case for the need to understand our own inhumanity, and reduce or eliminate the ways in which it can express itself—and he then begins the task himself.Humanityisan extraordinary achievement.”—Peter Singer, Princeton University“This is an extraordinary book: brilliant, haunting…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/11/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 1.24" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Jonathan Glover is director of the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics at King's College, London.