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Inside Story : How Narratives Drive Mass Harm /

"Stories direct mass harm, including violence and less sensational affronts. This book explores the capacity of stories to motivate people to do harm and to tolerate the harm done by others. The book builds upon timely work in the field of narrative criminology, according to which stories promo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Presser, Lois (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"Stories direct mass harm, including violence and less sensational affronts. This book explores the capacity of stories to motivate people to do harm and to tolerate the harm done by others. The book builds upon timely work in the field of narrative criminology, according to which stories promote or inhibit harmful action. It offers a sociological analysis of the emotional yet intersubjective experience of dangerous stories"--Provided by publisher.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (200 pages).
ISBN:9780520964471