War on Hate - How to Stop Genocide, Fight Terrorism, and Defend Freedom (Hardcover)

The UN outlawed genocide in 1948, and the United States launched a war on terror in 2001; yet still today, neither genocide nor terrorism shows any sign of abating. This book explains why those efforts have fallen short and identifies policies that can prevent such carnage. The key is getting the causation analysis right. Conventional wisdom emphasizes ancient hatreds, poverty, and the impact of Western colonialism as drivers of mass violence. But far more important is the inciting power of mass, ideological hate propaganda: this is what activates the drive to commit mass atrocities and creates the multitude of perpetrators needed to conduct a genocide or sustain a terror campaign. A secondary causal factor is illiberal, dualistic political culture: this is the breeding ground for the extremist, "us-vs-them" ideologies that always precipitate episodes of mass hate incitement. A two-tiered policy response naturally follows from this analysis: in the short term, several targeted interventions to curtail outbreaks of such incitement; and in the long term, support for indigenous agents of liberalization in venues most at risk for ideologically-driven violence.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2021
Authors:	Henry Kopel
Dimensions:	228 x 160 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	474
ISBN-13:	978-1-79362-760-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > War crimes > Genocide Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > Citizenship & nationality law > General
LSN:	1-79362-760-6
Barcode:	9781793627605

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