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Desk killers: the psychology of committing crimes against humanity

Desk killers: the psychology of committing crimes against humanity

FromHistory Extra podcast


Desk killers: the psychology of committing crimes against humanity

FromHistory Extra podcast

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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Nov 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Author Dan Gretton discusses his book I You We Them, which examines the psychology of individuals who organised and implemented some of the worst crimes against humanity, from the Holocaust to human rights violations in Nigeria. In conversation with Rachel Dinning, he introduces the concept of the ‘desk killer’ – a perpetrator who is responsible for murder without taking an active role in the killing. (Ad) Dan Gretton is the author of I You We Them: Journeys Beyond Evil: The Desk Killer in History and Today (William Heinemann, 2019). Buy it now from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-We-Them-Journeys-Beyond/dp/0434023477/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-Histboty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 22, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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