Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder

Name: Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder
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ISBN: 9781400834853

ISBN-10: 1400834856

ISBN-13: 9781400834853

Edition: 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Daniel Chirot, Clark McCauley

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List price: $78.75
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/1/2010
Pages: 288
Language: English

Daniel Chirot is the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor of International Studies and professor of sociology at the University of Washington. Clark McCauley is the Rachel C. Hale Professor of Science and Mathematics and codirector of the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at Bryn Mawr College, and founding editor of "Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide".



Preface to the Paperback Edition


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Are We Killers or Peacemakers?



Why Genocides? Are They Different Now Than in the Past?


The Four Main Motives Leading to Mass Political Murder


Are Modern Genocides and Ethnic Cleansings Different? Retribalization and the Modern State



The Psychological Foundations of Genocidal Killing


How to Get Ordinary People to Become Butchers


Organization


Emotional Appeals: Leaders and Followers


Essentializing Others


The Dangerous Similar Others


The Conditions of Genocide



Why Is Limited Warfare More Common Than Genocide?


Weighing the Costs of Genocidal Conflicts


Limiting the Damage of Warfare


Exogamy: Making the Enemy Part of the Family


Establishing Codes of Warfare and Exchange to Limit Violence


Are Rules of Exogamy, Codes of Honor, and Potlatching


Still Relevant?


The Mercantile Compulsion


Morality and Modesty: Rejecting Certitude


Yearning for Solutions



Strategies to Decrease the Chances of Mass Political Murder in Our Time


State Policies That Reduce Hostility between Groups


Limiting Demands for Justice and Revenge


Modest Solutions and Small-Scale Changes to Promote Tolerance


The Crucial Role of States in Promoting Peaceful Exchanges


Individual Rights and Pluralist Histories


Conclusion: Our Question Answered


References


Index