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The Geometry of Genocide: A Study in Pure Sociology (Studies in Pure Sociology)
Bradley Campbell
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Hardcover. Argues that genocide is best understood not as deviant behavior but as social control - a response to perceived deviant behaviour on the part of victims. Using Donald Black's method of pure sociology, Bradley Campbell considers genocide in relation to three features of social life: diversity, inequality, and intimacy. Series: Studies in Pure Sociology. Num Pages: 240 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 825.
In The Geometry of Genocide, Bradley Campbell argues that genocide is best understood not as deviant behavior but as social control?a response to perceived deviant behavior on the part of victims. Using Donald Black’s method of pure sociology, Campbell considers genocide in relation to three features of social life: diversity, inequality, and intimacy. Campbell applies his approach to five cases to attempt to explain an array of factors, including why genocide occurs and who participates. By situating genocide among these broader phenomena, The Geometry of Genocide provides a novel and compelling explanation of genocide, while furthering our understanding of why ... Read more
In The Geometry of Genocide, Bradley Campbell argues that genocide is best understood not as deviant behavior but as social control?a response to perceived deviant behavior on the part of victims. Using Donald Black’s method of pure sociology, Campbell considers genocide in relation to three features of social life: diversity, inequality, and intimacy. Campbell applies his approach to five cases to attempt to explain an array of factors, including why genocide occurs and who participates. By situating genocide among these broader phenomena, The Geometry of Genocide provides a novel and compelling explanation of genocide, while furthering our understanding of why ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Pure Sociology
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813937410
SKU
V9780813937410
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About Bradley Campbell
Bradley Campbell is Associate Professor of Sociology at California State University, Los Angeles, USA.
Reviews for The Geometry of Genocide: A Study in Pure Sociology (Studies in Pure Sociology)
“This book is insightful and duly provocative. It discusses an important topic, and it does so from a perspective in sociology that rightly has gained considerable attention."" —Mathieu Deflem, University of South Carolina