Humanity
the Recent Moral History
$69.03
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
2 February 2001
Summary
An examinating of the history and morality of the twentieth century, which explores the human psychology that conceived, executed or facilitated the greatest atrocities of the century.This book is about history and morality in the twentieth century. It is about the psychology which made possible Hiroshima, the Nazi genocide, the Gulag, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Pol Pot’s Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and many other atrocities.In modern technological war, victims are distant and responsibili…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712665414 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0712665412 |
| Author: | Jonathan Glover |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 2 February 2001 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 152mm x 40mm |
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Critics Review
Superbly argued, and always accessible, Humanity is an essential guide to modern catastrophe. Few books interrogate our recent moral history so directly or profoundly, or provide such a civilized analysis of the never-ending atrocity exhibition. – Ian Thomson * Independent on Sunday *Jonathan Glover’s Humanity deserves classic status and the widest readership. – Edward Pearce * History Today *A stimulating new book… written with understanding and exceptional lucidity… Glover’s analysis is thoughtful and penetrating. – Noel Malcolm * Sunday Telegraph *Highly readable and accomplished. – Bryan Appleyard * Sunday Times *A book which as many people as possible ought to read… An indispensable work of reference. – Samuel Brittan * Prospect *
About The Author
Jonathan Glover
Jonathan Glover is Director of the Centre of Medical Law and Ethics at King’s College London. his previous books include Responsibility, Causing Death and Saving Lives, What Sort of People Should There Be? and I- Philosophy and Psychology of Personal Identity. He chaired a European Commission Working Party on the ethics of assisted reproduction.
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