This massive work introduces a new approach to the history and psychology of human crime and violence. Its sweep is as broad as it is detailed. From the time of the ancient Assyrians, with their bloodthirsty sadism, to our own day when the sex killer and mass murderer become symbols of the neurosis and intensity of modern life, this book is truly thought-provoking.
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This massive work introduces a new approach to the history and psychology of human crime and violence. Its sweep is as broad as it is detailed. From the time of the ancient Assyrians, with their bloodthirsty sadism, to our own day when the sex killer and mass murderer become symbols of the neurosis and intensity of modern life, this book is truly thought-provoking.
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New York. 1984. Putnam. 1st Edition. Some Foxing, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0399128042. 702 pages. hardcover. keywords: Crime History. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Tells the story of human violence from Peking Man to the Mafia, taking into account the calculated sadism of the Assyrians, the opportunism of the Greek pirates, the brutality that made Rome the 'razor king of the Mediterranean', the mindless destruction of the Vandals, the mass slaughter of Genghis Khan, Tamurlane, Ivan the Terrible, Vlad the Impaler--. Each age has its own characteristic pattern of crime. In the past three centuries crime has changed and evolved until the sex killer and the mass murderer have become symbols of all that is worst about our civilization. But this is not just a study of human depravity: it is an attempt to place crime in perspective against human discovery, exploration and invention. The result is a completely new approach to the history and psychology of human violence. inventory #7303.
