The Geometry of Genocide: A Study in Pure Sociology

by Bradley Campbell

Book Overview

In The Geometry of Genocide, Bradley Campbell argues that genocide is best understood not as deviant behavior but as social control--a response to perceived deviant behavior on the part of victims. Using Donald Black's method of pure sociology, Campbell considers genocide in relation to three features of social life: diversity, inequality, and intimacy. According to this theory, genocidal conflicts begin with changes in diversity and inequality,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813937418
• ISBN13: 9780813937410
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"