Everyday Evil: Why Our World Is the Way It Is

By Monique Layton

"... from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different"

Instead of the epic, alien force of our imagination, anthropologist Monique Layton argues that evil is intrinsic to our humanity, constantly evolving with modern notions of morality.

Much of the world's suffering, she argues, can be traced back to the individual actions of ordinary people trying--and failing--to maintain a static social order.

Drawing on anthropology, history, philosophy and popular culture, Layton provides a new lens through which to view contemporary issues, establishing connections between such disparate phenomena as:

medieval law enforcement and the Trump Baby balloonthe Salem witch trials and female genital mutilationbody-snatching and surrogacyslavery and fast fashion

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1775165965
• ISBN13: 9781775165965
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Tidewater Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"