Sociocide

Keith Doubt

doi:10.5771/9781793623850

Sociocide

Reflections on Today’s Wars

1. Edition 2020

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doi.org/10.5771/9781793623850
ISBN print: 978-1-7936-2384-3
ISBN online: 978-1-7936-2385-0
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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Abstract

Wars have a destructive impact on society. The violence in the first case is domicide, in the second urbicide, in the third genocide, and in the fourth, the book introduces a neologism, sociocide, the killing of society. Through the lens of this neologism, Keith Doubt provides persuasive evidence of the social, political, and human consequences of today’s wars in countries such as Bosnia and Iraq. Sociocide: Reflections on Today’s Wars rigorously formulates, develops, and applies the notion of sociocide as a Weberian ideal type to contemporary wars. Drawing upon sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and literature, Doubt analyzes war crimes, scapegoating, and torture and concludes by examining capitalism in the face of the coronavirus pandemic as a sociocidal force. Embedded in the humanistic tradition and informed by empirical science, this book provides a clear conceptual account of today’s wars, one that is objective and moral, critical and humanistic.

Schlagworte

sociocide violence violence in society war war crimes

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Preface
- Contents
- Preface
1–6 1 On Sociocide 1–6
7–14 2 Sociocide and the US Invasion of Iraq 7–14
15–24 3 The Ethical Requirement of Burial, Humanity, and Its Transgression 15–24
25–32 4 The Iron Cage of Surreality 25–32
33–42 5 Social Order without Scapegoating 33–42
43–50 6 The Reality of Torture and Sociocide 43–50
51–58 7 The Lure of the Pariah 51–58
59–68 8 The Spirit of Capitalism in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic 59–68
69–76 9 How an Apology Works 69–76
77–80 Bibliography 77–80
81–84 Index 81–84
85–85 About the Author 85–85

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