Why Not Kill Them All?

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ISBN: 9780691145945 | 0691145946
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/1/2010

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What dark impulses can justify the eradication of thousands or even millions of unarmed people? This question lies at the heart of Why Not Kill Them All? In it, Daniel Chirot and Clark McCauley not only explore the motives and psychological underpinnings of genocide, but also offer historical and comparative context.

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Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction: Are we Killers or Peacemakers?	p. 1
Why Genocides? Are they Different Now than in the Past?	p. 11
The Four Main Motives Leading to Mass Political Murder	p. 19
Are Modern Genocides and Ethnic Cleansings Different? Retribalization and the Modern State	p. 45
The Psychological Foundations of Genocidal Killing	p. 51
How to Get Ordinary People to Become Butchers	p. 52
Organization	p. 57
Emotional Appeals: Leaders and Followers	p. 58
Essentializing Others	p. 81
The Dangerous Similar Others	p. 87
The Conditions of Genocide	p. 90
Why is Limited Warfare More Common than Genocide?	p. 95
Weighing the Costs of Genocidal Conflicts	p. 97
Limiting the Damage of Warfare	p. 99
Exogamy: Making the Enemy Part of the Family	p. 103
Establishing Codes of Warfare and Exchange to Limit Violence	p. 111
Are Rules of Exogamy, Codes of Honor, and Potlatching Still Relevant?	p. 116
The Mercantile Compulsion	p. 121
Morality and Modesty: Rejecting Certitude	p. 134
Yearning for Solutions	p. 147
Strategies to Decrease the Chances of Mass Political Murder in Our Time	p. 149
State Policies that Reduce Hostility between Groups	p. 155
Limiting Demands for Justice and Revenge	p. 180
Modest Solutions and Small-Scale Changes to Promote Tolerance	p. 187
The Crucial Role of States in Promoting Peaceful Exchanges	p. 199
Individual Rights and Pluralist Histories	p. 203
Conclusion: Our Question Answered	p. 211
References	p. 219
Index	p. 249
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