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Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing
A lecture by Professor James Waller
The 20th century,
dubbed the
"Age of Genocide" by some historians, saw more
than 60 million people fall victim to
state-sponsored terrorism. As the
worldwide death toll rises, it is more
critical than ever to understand the
psychological roots of evil that can lead to
mass murder.
In Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit
Genocide and Mass Killing,
Professor James Waller draws from seven years
of research to mount an
original argument for understanding why
political, social and religious
groups wanting to commit mass murder are
never hindered by a lack of willing
executioners.
Written for both scholars and laypeople and
drawing on eyewitness accounts
from perpetrators, victims and bystanders,
Waller's Becoming Evil refutes
many of the standard explanations for
antisocial behavior and presents four
ingredients that lead ordinary people to
commit acts of extraordinary evil.
James Waller is a social psychologist and
psychology professor at Whitworth
College in Spokane, WA.
Monday, March 19
Reception at 6:30 pm, lecture and book-signing at 7:00 pm
At HCNC, 121 Steuart Street, San Francisco
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