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Ethics in an age of terror and genocide : identity and moral choice / Kristen Renwick Monroe

Author
Monroe, Kristen Renwick, 1946-
Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 437 pages).
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Language Note
English.
Contents
pt. 1. the puzzle -- Introduction -- The Holocaust and genocide -- pt. 2. a study in contrasts -- Tony : rescuer -- Beatrix : bystander -- Kurt : soldier for the nazis -- Fritz : Nazi propagandist -- Florentine : unrepentant political Nazi -- pt. 3. cracking the code -- The political psychology of genocide -- A theory of moral choice -- Conclusion : the psychology of difference.
Summary
What causes genocide? Why do some stand by, doing nothing, while others risk their lives to help the persecuted? Ethics in an Age of Terror and Genocide analyzes riveting interviews with bystanders, Nazi supporters, and rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to lay bare critical psychological forces operating during genocide. Monroe's insightful examination of these moving--and disturbing--interviews underscores the significance of identity for moral choice. Monroe finds that self-image and identity--especially the sense of self in relation to others--determine and delineate our choice options.
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ISBN
9781400840366 (electronic bk.)
1400840368 (electronic bk.)
9780691151373
0691151377
9780691151434
0691151431
1283290693
9781283290692
9786613290694
6613290696
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-431) and index.
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