Unconscionable Crimes: How Norms Explain and Constrain Mass Atrocities
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- Synopsis
- The first general theory of the influence of norms--moral, legal and social--on genocide and mass atrocity.How can we explain--and prevent--such large-scale atrocities as the Holocaust? In Unconscionable Crimes, Paul Morrow presents the first general theory of the influence of norms--moral, legal and social--on genocide and mass atrocity. After offering a clear overview of norms and norm transformation, rooted in recent work in moral and political philosophy, Morrow examines numerous twentieth-century cases of mass atrocity, drawing on documentary and testimonial sources to illustrate the influence of norms before, during, and after such crimes.
- Copyright:
- 1948
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 272 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780262360838
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780262044622
- Publisher:
- MIT Press
- Date of Addition:
- 09/22/20
- Copyrighted By:
- The MIT Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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