Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Diversion Books, 2020
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Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (702 pages)
ISBN/ISSN
9781626818675 MWT13331266, 1626818673 13331266
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
This landmark work offers a completely new approach to the history and psychology of human violence. Its sweep is broad, its research meticulous and detailed. Colin Wilson explores the bloodthirsty sadism of the ancient Assyrians and the mass slaughter by the armies led by Genghis Khan, Tamerlane, Ivan the Terrible, and Vlad the Impaler. He delves into modern history, exploring the genocides practiced by Stalin and Hitler. He then takes a chilling look into the sex crimes and mass murders that have become symbols of the neuroses and intensity of modern life. With breathtaking audacity and stunning insight, Wilson puts criminality firmly in a wide, illuminating historical context
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