Explaining the breakdown of ethnic relations : why neighbors kill
Written by an international team of renowned scholars, this volume addresses the multitude of factors that may lead to the deadly breakdown of ethnic relations. The book Draws on real-world case studies, such as Rwanda, Sudan, and the Second Palestinian Intifada Brings together original contributi...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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Hoboken : Wiley & Sons,
2009
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| Titres liés à la collection: | Social Issues and Interventions
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| Sujets: | Ethnic conflict Social conflict Violence Intergroup relations Ethnic relations Electronic books |
| Description matérielle: | Online-Ressource (290 p.) |
Table des matières:
- Notes on Contributors; Series Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Why Neighbors Kill An Overview Richard A. Vernon and Victoria M. Esses; Part I Individual Factors; 2 Extreme Harmdoing: A View from the Social Psychology of Justice Carolyn L. Hafer, James M. Olson, and Alexandra A. Peterson; 3 On the Nature of Contemporary Prejudice: From Subtle Bias to Severe Consequences John F. Dovidio, Adam R. Pearson, Samuel L; 4 Why Neighbors Kill: Prior Intergroup Contact and Killing of Ethnic Outgroup Neighbors Miles Hewstone, Nicole Tausch, Albert
- 5 Why Neighbors Don't Stop the Killing: The Role of Group-Based Schadenfreude Russell Spears and Colin Wayne LeachPart II Societal Factors; 6 When Neighbors Blame Neighbors: Scapegoating and the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations Peter Glick; 7 The Influence of the Threatening Transitional Context on Israeli Jews' Reactions to Al Aqsa Intifada Daniel Bar-Tal and Keren Sharvit; 8 Why Do States Kill Citizens? Or, Why Racism is an Insufficient Explanation Patricia Marchak; Part III Synthesis; 9 Theories of Genocide: The Case of Rwanda Howard Adelman
- 10 Applying the Unified Instrumental Model of Group Conflict to Understanding Ethnic Conflict and Violence: The Case of Sudan11 The Origins of Genocide and Mass Killing, Prevention, Reconciliation, and their Application to Rwanda Ervin Staub; Index;