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Revenge : on the dynamics of a frightening urge and its taming /
The authors' aim in this book is to focus on revenge as a neglected and insufficiently understood psychological mechanism in a broad spectrum ranging from the many and varied revenge acts of everyday life to the extreme societal destructiveness of genocide. Are perpetrators always avengers? Wha...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Swedish Alemán |
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London :
Karnac Books,
©2011.
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| Edición: | Rev. English ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The authors' aim in this book is to focus on revenge as a neglected and insufficiently understood psychological mechanism in a broad spectrum ranging from the many and varied revenge acts of everyday life to the extreme societal destructiveness of genocide. Are perpetrators always avengers? What is the destructive potential of ordinary people? Envy, narcissistic wounds and rage are important themes with links to our forefathers. Human affects are central for attachment, symbolization and memory. How we deal with trauma will have an effect on the outcome of the revenge spiral. There are also gre. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxx, 207 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849409124 1849409129 9781780498522 1780498527 |