Rebels in a rotten state : understanding atrocity in the Sierra Leone Civil War / Kieran Mitton.

• The atrocities of civil wars present us with many difficult questions. How do seemingly ordinary individuals come to commit such extraordinary acts of cruelty, often against unarmed civilians? Can we ever truly understand such acts of "evil"? Based on a wealth of original interviews with perpetrators of violence in Sierra Leone's civil war, this book provides a detailed response. Moving beyond the rigid boundaries of political science, the author engages with sociology, psychology and social psychology, to provide a comprehensive picture of the complex individual motives behind seemingly senseless violence in war. 

Ämnesord

Violence  -- Psychological aspects. (LCSH)

Sierra Leone  -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Atrocities. (LCSH)

Sierra Leone  -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Psychological aspects. (LCSH)

Klassifikation

DT516.826 (LCC)

966.404 (DDC)

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