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The Origins of Violence

Religion, History and Genocide

By (author) John Docker
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Pluto Press, London, United Kingdom
Published: 20th Aug 2008
Dimensions: w 140mm h 216mm d 16mm
Weight: 338g
ISBN-10: 0745325432
ISBN-13: 9780745325439
Barcode No: 9780745325439
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Synopsis
Genocide is commonly understood to be a terrible aberration in human behaviour, performed by evil, murderous regimes such as the Nazis and dictators like Suharto and Pinochet. John Docker argues that the roots of genocide go far deeper into human nature than most people realise. Genocide features widely in the Bible, the literature of ancient Greece and Rome, and debates about the Enlightenment. These texts are studied in depth to trace the origins of violence through time and across civilisations. Developing the groundbreaking work of Raphael Lemkin, who invented the term 'genocide', Docker guides us from the dawn of agricultural society, through classical civilisation to the present, showing that violence between groups has been integral to all periods of history. This revealing book will be of great interest to those wishing to understand the roots of genocide and why it persists in the modern age.

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'From primatology to ancient Greece and Rome to the Bible, early-modern Europe and the Enlightenment, Docker's profound and original analyses provide a deeply unsettling narrative of the longevity of human practices of group violence' -- Dan Stone, Professor of Modern History, Royal Holloway University of London 'This is a most interesting and disturbing book. It combines its analysis with a firm commitment to the modern, humanist values of non-violence and internationalism' -- Sabby Sagall, former senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of East London