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Path to Collective Madness - A Study in Social Order and Political Pathology (Hardcover)
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Path to Collective Madness - A Study in Social Order and Political Pathology (Hardcover)
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Why did the Rwandan genocide take place? How could parents feed
their own children drinks laced with poison in Jonestown? As we see
many parts of the world being engulfed in fratricidal frenzy, we
wonder if it can happen in this country. Gupta examines
contemporary cases of genocide and mass murder and seeks to explain
why certain societies are more prone to these actions and others
are relatively immune. Gupta sees a dialectical tension between our
two identities: the self and the collective. The end of the
medieval period was marked by the emergence of individualism in
Europe. With time, the march of individualism engulfed the entire
Western world and permeated every aspect of its culture, tradition,
and academic paradigm. Neoclassical economics is the embodiment of
this single-minded pursuit of the rationality of individualism.
However, our psychobiological evolution has also imbued us with the
irrepressible desire to form groups and to act upon its welfare.
The reason for this eternal conflict lies in our own struggle with
our two identities. When the pendulum swings to the extreme end of
collectivism, genocide and other forms of social
abnormalities--collective madness--occur. When we move too far into
individualism, people tend to seek something greater beyond selfish
pursuits. Through his panoramic view, Gupta provides an explanation
for both social order and political pathology that will be of
interest to students, scholars, and other researchers involved with
ethnic conflict, collective behavior, and conflict resolution.
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