ISBN: 0674072650

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ISBN: 0674072650

[SR: 1077358], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780674072657], Harvard University Press, Harvard University Press, Book, [PU: Harvard University Press], Harvard University Press, Presented with accounts… More...

[SR: 1077358], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780674072657], Harvard University Press, Harvard University Press, Book, [PU: Harvard University Press], Harvard University Press, Presented with accounts of genocide and torture, we ask how people could bring themselves to commit such horrendous acts. A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, Evil Men confronts atrocity head-on—how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped. Drawing on firsthand interviews with convicted war criminals from the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), James Dawes leads us into the frightening territory where soldiers perpetrated some of the worst crimes imaginable: murder, torture, rape, medical experimentation on living subjects. Transcending conventional reporting and commentary, Dawes’s narrative weaves together unforgettable segments from the interviews with consideration of the troubling issues they raise. Telling the personal story of his journey to Japan, Dawes also lays bare the cultural misunderstandings and ethical compromises that at times called the legitimacy of his entire project into question. For this book is not just about the things war criminals do. It is about what it is like, and what it means, to befriend them. Do our stories of evil deeds make a difference? Can we depict atrocity without sensational curiosity? Anguished and unflinchingly honest, as eloquent as it is raw and painful, Evil Men asks hard questions about the most disturbing capabilities human beings possess, and acknowledges that these questions may have no comforting , 5031, World War II, 5011, Military, 9, History, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 10892, Human Rights, 227137, Constitutional Law, 10777, Law, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 173491, Specialties, 10780, Air & Space, 10820, Construction, 10847, Disability, 10861, Educational Law & Legislation, 16022541, Labor Law, 10939, Maritime, 10948, Military, 10962, Personal Injury, 10987, Sports, 10777, Law, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 11037, Ethics & Morality, 11019, Philosophy, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 5571267011, Asian, 11093, International & World Politics, 5571255011, Politics & Government, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 16244641, Human Rights, 5571258011, Specific Topics, 5571255011, Politics & Government, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 0674072650

Presented with accounts of genocide and torture, we ask how people could bring themselves to commit such horrendous acts. A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumani… More...

Presented with accounts of genocide and torture, we ask how people could bring themselves to commit such horrendous acts. A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, Evil Men confronts atrocity head-on'e"how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped. Drawing on firsthand interviews with convicted war criminals from the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937'e"1945), James Dawes leads us into the frightening territory where soldiers perpetrated some of the worst crimes imaginable: murder, torture, rape, medical experimentation on living subjects. Transcending conventional reporting and commentary, Dawes'e(tm)s narrative weaves together unforgettable segments from the interviews with consideration of the troubling issues they raise. Telling the personal story of his journey to Japan, Dawes also lays bare the cultural misunderstandings and ethical compromises that at times called the legitimacy of his entire project into question. For this book is not just about the things war criminals do. It is about what it is like, and what it means, to befriend them. Do our stories of evil deeds make a difference? Can we depict atrocity without sensational curiosity? Anguished and unflinchingly honest, as eloquent as it is raw and painful, Evil Men asks hard questions about the most disturbing capabilities human beings possess, and acknowledges that these questions may have no comforting answers. ethics and morality,history,human rights,military,philosophy,political science,politics and government,politics and social sciences,specific topics,world war ii Human Rights, Harvard University Press<

2013, ISBN: 9780674072657

263 Seiten, 21,1 x 14,5 x 2,5 cm, Gebundene Ausgabe, Halbleinen, book in good condition, Exemplar in guten Erhaltungszustand A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhu… More...

263 Seiten, 21,1 x 14,5 x 2,5 cm, Gebundene Ausgabe, Halbleinen, book in good condition, Exemplar in guten Erhaltungszustand A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, Evil Men confronts atrocity head-on--how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped. James Dawes's unflinchingly honest account, drawing on firsthand interviews, is not just about the things Japanese war criminals did, but about what it means to befriend them. Verlagsanzeige / Klappentext Phil 12 9780674072657 Versand D: 2,50 EUR Philosophie / Philosophen,, [PU:Harvard University Press]<