Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side by Shaw, Julia

Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781419729492)

Vendor: Julia Shaw
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Format: Hardcover
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Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side by Shaw, Julia

Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side

$24.00
Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side by Shaw, Julia

Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side

$24.00
Format: Hardcover
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What is it about evil that we find so compelling? From our obsession with serial killers to violence in pop culture, we seem inescapably drawn to the stories of monstrous acts and the aberrant people who commit them. But evil, Dr. Julia Shaw argues, is all relative, rooted in our unique cultures. What one may consider normal, like sex before marriage, eating meat, or being a banker, others find abhorrent. And if evil is only in the eye of the beholder, can it be said to exist at all? In Evil, Shaw uses case studies from academia, examples from and popular culture, and anecdotes from everyday life to break down complex information and concepts like the neuroscience of evil, the psychology of bloodlust, and workplace misbehavior. This is a wide-ranging exploration into a fascinating, darkly compelling subject.

Author: Julia Shaw
ISBN-10: 1419729497
ISBN-13: 9781419729492
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2019
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 12/10/2018
Library Journal 01/01/0001 pg. 89
By Julia Shaw
By Julia Shaw
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Dr. Julia Shaw is a criminal psychologist at University College London and part of Queer Politics at Princeton University, which works for LGBTQ+ equality, democracy, and civil rights. She is actively involved in bisexual research and is the founder of the international Bisexual Research Group. Dr. Shaw also has a hit BBC podcast, Bad People, where together with her cohost she uses research to examine some of society's most pressing issues. She is the author of Evil and The Memory Illusion. She lives in London.

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