{"product_id":"beyond-the-banality-of-evil-criminology-and-genocide-9780199674626","title":"Beyond the Banality of Evil: Criminology and Genocide","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Augustine Brannigan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criminal Law - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositioning itself within significant developments in genocide studies arising from misgivings about two noteworthy observers, Arendt and Milgram, this book asks what lies 'beyond the banality of evil'? And suggests the answer lies within criminology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering the author's reflections about how to interpret genocide as a crime, \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Banality of Evil: Criminology and Genocide \u003c\/em\u003eendeavors to understand how the theories of criminal motivation might shed light on these stunning events and make them comprehensible. While a great deal has been written about the shortcomings of the obedience paradigm and 'desk murderers' when discussing the Holocaust, little has been said of what results when investigations are taken beyond these limitations. Through examination and analysis of the literature surrounding genocide studies, Brannigan frames the events within a general theoretical approach to crime before applying his own revised model, specifically to Rwanda and drawn from field-work in 2004 and 2005. This provides a new and compelling account of the dynamics of the 1994 genocide and its distinctive attributes of speed, popularity, totality and emotional indifference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a focus on the disarticulation of personal culpability among ordinary perpetrators, \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Banality of Evil \u003c\/em\u003equestions the effectiveness of individual-level guilt imputation in these politically based, collectively orchestrated crimes, and raises doubts about the utility of criminal indictments that have evolved in the context of models of individual misconduct.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890810503319,"sku":"9780199674626","price":10581.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199674626.webp?v=1781181432","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/beyond-the-banality-of-evil-criminology-and-genocide-9780199674626","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}