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Complying with Genocide

The Wolf You Feed

E.N. Anderson and Barbara A. Anderson

Drawing on a powerful Native American metaphor to frame this work, E.N. Anderson and Barbara Anderson examine complicity in genocide, stressing that it only through feeding the good wolf that a moral and social order of inclusion and tolerance can be built, while feeding the bad wolf will result in fear, hatred, exclusion, and violence. In Complying with Genocide: The Wolf You Feed, Anderson and Anderson illustrate how everyday frustration and fear, combined with hatred and social othering toward rivals and victims of discrimination, can lead individuals and whole nations to become complicit in genocide. Anderson and Anderson propose powerful actions that can both protect against complicity and create social change, as exemplified from populations recovering from genocidal regimes. This book is recommended for students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, public health, psychology, criminal justice, and political science.

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Lexington Books
Pages: 174 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-1-7936-3459-7 • Hardback • December 2020 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-7936-3461-0 • Paperback • August 2022 • $41.99 • (£35.00)
978-1-7936-3460-3 • eBook • December 2020 • $39.50 • (£30.00)
Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural, Psychology / General, Social Science / Criminology

E.N. Anderson is professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.

Barbara A. Anderson is professor emerita at Frontier Nursing University.

Part I. Mass Killing: The Story of Complicity

Chapter 1: Genocide

Chapter 2: War and Mass Killing

Chapter 3: Conformity and Complicity

Part II. The Roots of Human Evil

Chapter 4: Human Nature

Chapter 5: Individual and Cultural Variation

Chapter 6: The Exclusion of Others

Part III. The March of Genocide: Past and Present

Chapter 7: The Evolution of Genocide over Time

Chapter 8: Present Darkness

Part IV. Which Wolf Will We Feed?

Chapter 9: Vulnerability to Conformity

Chapter 10: The Food of the Good Wolf

Scholars E. N. Anderson and Barbara Anderson explore the concepts of complicity in genocide and the nature of evil. They tackle average people's motivation to participate in mass killing and how they justify these actions. Social pressure, fear, and uncertainty coupled with charismatic leadership can persuade a disenfranchised, angry populace to be complacent or even cooperate with genocide. Average citizens turn toward evil when they accept that a minority does not deserve the same consideration and respect as they themselves do. As Paul Farmer has said, "the idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong in the world." To counter this, the authors propose a stronger emphasis on moral aspects of society, such as equality, empathy, respect, and dedication to peaceful conflict resolution. Individuals should resist social aggression, bullying, and blaming, allowing positive social influences to counter genocidal thinking. As they contend, whether genocide continues or ends depends on how society approaches its problems—whether society employs fear, hatred, and violence or peace, love, and tolerance—demonstrating "the wolf you feed" metaphor. An important work in understanding the sociological underpinning of genocide complicity. Highly recommended.


— Choice Reviews


Complying with Genocide: The Wolf You Feed provides practical ideas for formulating strategies to help such communities rebuild their lives and find common ground among their disparate and competing groups. Readers will appreciate the careful research and abundant references to other genocide research listed throughout the book.


— Doody's Review Service


Complying with Genocide

The Wolf You Feed

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  • Drawing on a powerful Native American metaphor to frame this work, E.N. Anderson and Barbara Anderson examine complicity in genocide, stressing that it only through feeding the good wolf that a moral and social order of inclusion and tolerance can be built, while feeding the bad wolf will result in fear, hatred, exclusion, and violence. In Complying with Genocide: The Wolf You Feed, Anderson and Anderson illustrate how everyday frustration and fear, combined with hatred and social othering toward rivals and victims of discrimination, can lead individuals and whole nations to become complicit in genocide. Anderson and Anderson propose powerful actions that can both protect against complicity and create social change, as exemplified from populations recovering from genocidal regimes. This book is recommended for students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, public health, psychology, criminal justice, and political science.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 174 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
    978-1-7936-3459-7 • Hardback • December 2020 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
    978-1-7936-3461-0 • Paperback • August 2022 • $41.99 • (£35.00)
    978-1-7936-3460-3 • eBook • December 2020 • $39.50 • (£30.00)
    Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural, Psychology / General, Social Science / Criminology
Author
Author
  • E.N. Anderson is professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside.

    Barbara A. Anderson is professor emerita at Frontier Nursing University.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Part I. Mass Killing: The Story of Complicity

    Chapter 1: Genocide

    Chapter 2: War and Mass Killing

    Chapter 3: Conformity and Complicity

    Part II. The Roots of Human Evil

    Chapter 4: Human Nature

    Chapter 5: Individual and Cultural Variation

    Chapter 6: The Exclusion of Others

    Part III. The March of Genocide: Past and Present

    Chapter 7: The Evolution of Genocide over Time

    Chapter 8: Present Darkness

    Part IV. Which Wolf Will We Feed?

    Chapter 9: Vulnerability to Conformity

    Chapter 10: The Food of the Good Wolf

Reviews
Reviews
  • Scholars E. N. Anderson and Barbara Anderson explore the concepts of complicity in genocide and the nature of evil. They tackle average people's motivation to participate in mass killing and how they justify these actions. Social pressure, fear, and uncertainty coupled with charismatic leadership can persuade a disenfranchised, angry populace to be complacent or even cooperate with genocide. Average citizens turn toward evil when they accept that a minority does not deserve the same consideration and respect as they themselves do. As Paul Farmer has said, "the idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong in the world." To counter this, the authors propose a stronger emphasis on moral aspects of society, such as equality, empathy, respect, and dedication to peaceful conflict resolution. Individuals should resist social aggression, bullying, and blaming, allowing positive social influences to counter genocidal thinking. As they contend, whether genocide continues or ends depends on how society approaches its problems—whether society employs fear, hatred, and violence or peace, love, and tolerance—demonstrating "the wolf you feed" metaphor. An important work in understanding the sociological underpinning of genocide complicity. Highly recommended.


    — Choice Reviews


    Complying with Genocide: The Wolf You Feed provides practical ideas for formulating strategies to help such communities rebuild their lives and find common ground among their disparate and competing groups. Readers will appreciate the careful research and abundant references to other genocide research listed throughout the book.


    — Doody's Review Service


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