How dehumanization leads to murder and genocide : lessons from the Nazi era / Stewart Gabel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gabel, Stewart, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide--Psychological aspects.

Genocide.

Murder--Psychological aspects.

Murder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2023]

Summary:

This book discusses psychological aspects of dehumanization and of the human tendency to dominate, control and potentially murder those considered "less than", or dangerous to the dominant group. It explores how increasingly severe dehumanization resulted in the genocide of six million Jews in the second World War.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. A Brief History of the Jews from Antiquity through the Middle Ages

2. Antisemitism and Dehumanization of the Jews in the Modern Period. Enlightenment and Emancipation. Political Antisemitism

3. Dehumanization. Research. Definitions. Examples in the Nazi Era

4. The Human Propensity toward Violence, Destruction, and Murder. Prohibitions against Killing Other Humans. Examples of the Tendency toward Violence and Murder in the Nazi Era

5. The Progression from Dehumanization to Murder and Genocide in the Nazi Era

6. Dehumanization of School-Aged Children in Nazi Germany

7. Medical Implementation of Aryan Ideology: Sterilization, Euthanasia, Experimentation

8. Summary and Conclusions. Alternative Approaches. Addressing Dehumanization

References

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9798887193045

OCLC:

1381733299