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Why We Kill
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Author : Nancy Loucks
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-03-11
Why We Kill written by Nancy Loucks and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-11 with Social Science categories.
Capital punishment, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion, honour killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings, war, and genocide: all involve the taking of life. Put most simply, all involve killing other people. However, cultural context heavily influences heavily how people perceive these acts, and most people reading this paragraph will likely disagree on the extent to which these "count" as killing. For such an evolved species, humans can be violent far beyond the point of humanity. Why We Kill examines this violence in its many forms, exploring how culture plays a role in people’s understanding and definition of violent action. From the first chapter, which examines "conventional" homicide, to the final chapter’s bone-chilling account of the Rwandan genocide, this fascinating book makes compelling reading.
Why We Kill
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Author : Nancy Loucks
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-01-11
Why We Kill written by Nancy Loucks and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-11 with Social Science categories.
Infanticide, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion, honour killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings and genocide; all involve taking of life. Put most simply, all involve killing one or more other people. Yet cultural context influences heavily how one perceives all of these, and indeed, some readers of this paragraph may already have thought: 'But surely that doesn't belong with those others, that's not really killing.' Why We Kill examines violence in many of its manifestations, exploring how culture plays a role in people's understanding of violent action. From the first chapter, which tries to understand multiple forms of domestic homicide including infanticide, filicide, spousal homicide and honour killings, to the final chapter's bone-chilling account of the massacre at Murambi in Rwanda, this fascinating book makes compelling reading.
Why Do We Kill
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Author : Kelvin Sewell
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2011
Why Do We Kill written by Kelvin Sewell and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Baltimore (Md.) categories.
Former Baltimore City homicide detective Kelvin Sewell has seen it all. Gang members burned alive; a baby unceremoniously stuffed into the ground by its own mother; a sex offender who killed a child in a delusional jealous rage.The constant grind of bearing witness to violent death has given Sewell an unprecedented perspective into the minds of killers.He sat in the Baltimore Police Department's interview room with 14-year-old Devon Richardson as the teen tried to explain why he shot a woman he didn't know in the back of the head. He watched the father of 17-year-old Nicole Edmonds cry over the corpse of his dead daughter, murdered for a cellphone.But now for the first time Sewell has decided to share the insights and the pain, the dehumanizing effects of crime and waves of psychic despair and social dysfunction in his groundbreaking book, Why Do We Kill?"I think people deserve to know the truth," said Sewell, a 20-year veteran of Baltimore City's police department. "They need to get a sense of why people kill in Baltimore."I want people to see what we see as detectives," he explained. "I think there are misconceptions about crime in Baltimore, and I hope this book will clear them up."The book recounts some of the most notorious homicide cases in Baltimore in the past decade, all told from the perspective of the cop who worked them.Joining forces with Sewell is award-winning investigative reporter Stephen Janis, who covered City Hall for the now-defunct Baltimore Examiner and is founder of the award-winning news website Investigative Voice."What makes this book different is the collaborative voice," said Janis. "Kelvin would discuss his thoughts on the cases and I then tried to tell the story by adding the context that comes naturally with being a reporter."Janis's colleague at Investigative Voice, reporter and political scientist Alan Z. Forman, served as editor for the project.Janis is no stranger to the Baltimore crime scene, winning a string of prestigious awards for his crime reporting, including two consecutive Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association awards in Category A for his series on the murders of sex workers and his investigation into the high number of unsolved killings in Baltimore.
Good Reasons To Kill
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Author : Chris Rhyss Edwards
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-08-27
Good Reasons To Kill written by Chris Rhyss Edwards and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-27 with categories.
What would you kill for? Is killing ever justified? Would you kill to protect someone you love? Is killing for your country an act of patriotism or murder? Is the death penalty justified or simply vengeance? Is one human life ever worth more than another? In 'Good Reasons to Kill', former soldier Chris Rhyss Edwards shares stories of people from all walks of life who have chosen or been forced by circumstance to kill. Over a five year timespan he investigated controversial subjects spanning domestic homicide, war, euthanasia, abortion, child soldiers, infanticide, state execution, terrorism and honor killings to try and understand why we kill. 'Good Reasons to Kill', the first book of its kind, shares the stories of people who have confronted the biggest moral dilemma possible. At the core of each story are two questions; what would you do in the same situation, and do we ever have a good reason to kill?
Why They Kill
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Author : Richard Rhodes
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2000-10-10
Why They Kill written by Richard Rhodes and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-10-10 with Social Science categories.
Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, brings his inimitable vision, exhaustive research, and mesmerizing prose to this timely book that dissects violence and offers new solutions to the age old problem of why people kill. Lonnie Athens was raised by a brutally domineering father. Defying all odds, Athens became a groundbreaking criminologist who turned his scholar's eye to the problem of why people become violent. After a decade of interviewing several hundred violent convicts--men and women of varied background and ethnicity, he discovered "violentization," the four-stage process by which almost any human being can evolve into someone who will assault, rape, or murder another human being. Why They Kill is a riveting biography of Athens and a judicious critique of his seminal work, as well as an unflinching investigation into the history of violence.
Suicidal
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Author : Jesse Bering
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2020-10-23
Suicidal written by Jesse Bering and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-23 with Psychology categories.
For much of his thirties, Jesse Bering thought he was probably going to kill himself. He was a successful psychologist and writer, with books to his name and bylines in major magazines. But none of that mattered. The impulse to take his own life remained. At times it felt all but inescapable. Bering survived. And in addition to relief, the fading of his suicidal thoughts brought curiosity. Where had they come from? Would they return? Is the suicidal impulse found in other animals? Or is our vulnerability to suicide a uniquely human evolutionary development? In Suicidal, Bering answers all these questions and more, taking us through the science and psychology of suicide, revealing its cognitive secrets and the subtle tricks our minds play on us when we’re easy emotional prey. Scientific studies, personal stories, and remarkable cross-species comparisons come together to help readers critically analyze their own doomsday thoughts while gaining broad insight into a problem that, tragically, will most likely touch all of us at some point in our lives. But while the subject is certainly a heavy one, Bering’s touch is light. Having been through this himself, he knows that sometimes the most effective response to our darkest moments is a gentle humor, one that, while not denying the seriousness of suffering, at the same time acknowledges our complicated, flawed, and yet precious existence. Authoritative, accessible, personal, profound—there’s never been a book on suicide like this. It will help you understand yourself and your loved ones, and it will change the way you think about this most vexing of human problems.
Beyond The Real Mind
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Author : De-Witt A. Herd
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2017-05-31
Beyond The Real Mind written by De-Witt A. Herd and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-31 with Social Science categories.
Beyond the Real Mind focuses more than that outside the box, considering why a person would take a life if we cherish it so much. Moreover, it probes into the behavior that makes a person a criminal and understanding why a person kills. But it does not accept anyones excuse when there is more to explore into the hypothesis while researching the fact. Beyond the Real Mind continues to open and enlighten readers about why criminals act the way they do and what motivates or influences the killing tendency, thus probing deeper as we reach beyond the real mind.
Why Did They Kill
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Author : Alexander Laban Hinton
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2005
Why Did They Kill written by Alexander Laban Hinton and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
This is an ethnographic examination and an appraisal of the Cambodian genocide under Pol Pot based on the author's long fieldwork in the area.
Why We Want To Kill You
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Author : Walid Shoebat
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Why We Want To Kill You written by Walid Shoebat and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Political Science categories.
A self-confessed former Islamic terrorist reveals why he and his former colleagues commit acts of violence and genocide, and are eager for the next opportunity, in a book that also discusses how to defeat terrorism.
Why Do They Kill
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Author : David Adams (Ed. D.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Why Do They Kill written by David Adams (Ed. D.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Family & Relationships categories.
This study of domestic homicide in America examines the lives and moitvation of men who kill their intimate partners.