Infanticide, serial killings, war, terrorism, abortion, honour
killings, euthanasia, suicide bombings and genocide; all involve
taking of life. Put most simply, all involve killing one or more
other people. Yet cultural context influences heavily how one
perceives all of these, and indeed, some readers of this paragraph
may already have thought: 'But surely that doesn't belong with
those others, that's not really killing.'
Why We Kill examines violence in many of its manifestations,
exploring how culture plays a role in people's understanding of
violent action.
From the first chapter, which tries to understand multiple forms of
domestic homicide including infanticide, filicide, spousal homicide
and honour killings, to the final chapter's bone-chilling account
of the massacre at Murambi in Rwanda, this fascinating book makes
compelling reading.
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