Daniel Jonah Goldhagen brings us now an original and important study of genocide that reconceives its very nature. He does so not by examining a series of genocides but by exploring the nature of mass killing itself. Our failure to clearly describe, explain, and understand the mechanisms of genocide has made it difficult to prevent, and this book will change that.

Through exhaustive research, he brilliantly lays out the roots and motivations of mass slaughter, exploring such questions as: Why do genocides occur? What makes people willing to slaughter others? Based on his thoroughgoing reconceptualization of genocide, Goldhagen proposes novel, sensible, and effective measures to put an end to this scourge of humanity, which is worse, even, than war.

A landmark book about genocide from the prize-winning author who brought us the explosive Number 1 international bestseller Hitler's Willing Executioners

About the Author
Until deciding to devote himself full-time to writing, Daniel Jonah Goldhagen taught political science for many years at Harvard University. He is also the the prize-winning author of Hitler's Willing Executioners and A Moral Reckoning and contributes to major newspapers and magazines around the world

Reviews
** 'What no one can deny him is the range and depth of his knowledge or the courage involved in many of his judgements . . . his book is masterful * Anthony Howard, DAILY TELEGRAPH *
** 'Impressive, scholarly and thoroughly unsettling * GQ *
** 'Disturbing and impassioned . . .A powerful and affecting study of man's inhumanity to man (and woman and child) * Ian Pindar, Guardian *
** 'Worse Than War makes a compelling and brave argument that our world must heed if we are to see sanity restored . . . Magnificent [and] inspiring * Michael Gove, Daily Mail *



Book Information
ISBN 9780349115573
Author Daniel Goldhagen
Format Paperback
Page Count 672
Imprint Abacus
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 526g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 131mm * 46mm