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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I.1. The Notion of Norms
I.2. The Concept of Mass Atrocity
I.3. The Enigma of Explanation
I.4. The Problem of Prevention
I.5. The Argument of This Book
I.6. Sources and Methods
I.7. Chapter Summaries
1. Norms in the World: Agents, Action Guidance, and Historical Inquiry
1.1. Norms
1.2. Norm Guidance
1.3. Norm Transformation
1.4. Norms in the World
1.5. Two Problems: Circularity and Reducibility
2. “Necessary—and Even Proper”: Moral Norms and the Explanation of Mass Atrocities
2.1. Moral Norms
2.2. The Thesis of Moral Norm Inversion
2.3. Eroding Moral Norms: Demoralization and Brutalization
2.4. Evading Moral Norms: Euphemism and Dehumanization
2.5. Breakdowns of Professional Ethics: Proof of Moral Norm Inversion?
3. Better Never to Deliberate? Moral Norms and the Prevention of Mass Atrocities
3.1. Moral Norms against Deliberation
3.2. Soldiers and Moral Norms against Deliberation
3.3. Humanitarian Aid Workers and Moral Norms against Deliberation
3.4. Mass Moral Education as a Means of Atrocity Prevention
4. The Etiology of Inhumanity: Legal Norms and the Explanation of Mass Atrocities
4.1. Legal Norms
4.2. Legal Norms and the Etiology of Large-Scale Crimes
4.3. Legal Norms and the Creation of Social Out-Groups
4.4. Legal Norms and the Legitimation of Persecution
4.5. Legal Norms and the Denial of Violence
4.6. Legal Norms as Evidence of Mass Atrocities
4.7. Extremely Violent Societies: An Alternative Etiology?
5. The Limits of Legalization: Legal Norms and the Prevention of Mass Atrocities
5.1. Laws, Institutions, and Liability for Atrocities
5.2. Legal Norms and the Prevention of Large-Scale Crimes
5.3. Legalization: The Best Path to Prevention?
5.4. Transitional Justice as Suspended Legalization
6. The Grammar of Violence: Social Norms and the Explanation of Mass Atrocities
6.1. Social Norms
6.2. Gender-Based Social Norms in Explanations of Large-Scale Crimes
6.3. Gender-Based Social Norms and the Targets of Atrocities
6.4. Gender-Based Social Norms and the Perpetrators of Atrocities
6.5. The Limits of Social Norms
7. Arresting Incitement: Social Norms and the Prevention of Mass Atrocities
7.1. Social Norms and the Limited Significance of Rescue
7.2. Eliminating Social Norms as a Means of Atrocity Prevention
7.3. Creating Social Norms as a Means of Atrocity Prevention
7.4. The Prospects for Social Norms
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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