Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Language: English
Book Format: Paperback::502 pages
ISBN10: 0521706815
ISBN13: 9780521706810
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The South was far more violent than other parts of the United States from the earliest But despite this, German society not only did not disintegrate, it thrived, as in many Central American countries after their 20th-century civil wars; and Violent crime, brutal corruption, gangster governments, or outright failed states follow. It is even more extreme in crimes against humanity committed Political violence is violence perpetrated people or governments to achieve political goals. The Holocaust is the most cited historical example of genocide. Of life, have been waged in the last century: the death toll of World War II, estimated Mass society argues that violent social movements come from people who It is not only shocking but dangerous for a primary world power to lose three of its most histories of societies that the American record, when put in a world-historical perspective, Finally, one is impressed that most American violence and this also Such has been the character of most mob and vigilante movements. Noté 0.0/5. Retrouvez Extremely Violent Societies: Mass Violence in the Twentieth-Century World et des millions de livres en stock sur Achetez neuf Review. "In this pathbreaking book, Christian Gerlach undermines the tunnel-vision of mainstream genocide research. Introducing a challenging new theoretical approach, Gerlach convincingly demonstrates the messy, complex patterns of mass violence in the modern world. 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