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020 _a9781138362796 (pbk.)
041 _aEnglish.
082 0 0 _a320.019
_bROT-S
100 1 _aRothbart, Daniel
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aState domination and the psycho-politics of conflict :
_bpower, conflict and humiliation /
_cDaniel Rothbart.
260 _aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2019.
300 _axi, 137p.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aGood and bad aggression -- Fields of governmental power -- The pain of humiliation -- The attrition of unauthorized immigrants -- Erasure, race and criminal justice -- Symbolic violence in Sudan / co-authored with Adeeb Yousif -- Systemic compassion in conflict resolution -- Compassion in the face of genocide in Rwanda / co-authored with Jessica Cooley.
520 _a"This book offers a detailed study of the psycho-politics of governmental manipulation, in which a vulnerable population is disciplined by contorting their sense of self-worth. In many conflict settings a nation's government exerts its dominance over a marginalized population group through laws, policies and practices that foster stark inequality. This book shows how such domination comes in the form of systems of humiliation orchestrated by governmental forces, and draws upon recent findings in social psychology, conflict analysis, and political sociology. Case studies are provided of governmental directives, verdicts, policies, decisions and norms that, when enforced, foster debasement, disgrace or denigration. One case centers on the US immigration laws that target vulnerable population groups, while another focuses on the ethnic discrimination of the central government of Sudan against the Sudanese Africans. By contrast, the book's conclusion focuses on the collective compassion that are exhibited by some people who are immersed in protracted violent conflict. The practices of systemic compassion represent a counter-force to such governmental humiliation. This book will be of much interest to students of peace and conflict studies, sociology, psychology, ethics, philosophy and International Relations"--
546 _aEnglish.
650 0 _aPolitical psychology.
650 0 _aManipulative behavior
_xPolitical aspects.
650 0 _aPolitical persecution.
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