On killing

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An updated edition of a perennial bestseller--the "illuminating account of how soldiers learn to kill and how they live with the experience of having killed." - Washington Post



The good news is that the vast majority of soldiers are loath to kill in battle. Unfortunately, modern armies, using Pavlovian and operant conditioning have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. The psychological cost for soldiers, as witnessed by the increase in post-traumatic stress, is devastating. The psychological cost for the rest of us is even more so: contemporary civilian society, particularly the media, replicates the army's conditioning techniques and, according to Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's thesis, is responsible for our rising rate of murder among the young. Upon its first publication, ON KILLING was hailed as a landmark study of the techniques the military uses to overcome the powerful reluctance to kill, of how killing affects the soldier, and of the societal implications of escalating violence. Now, Grossman has updated this classic work to include information on 21st-century military conflicts, recent crime rates, suicide bombings, school shootings, and much more. The result is a work that is sure to be relevant and important for decades to come.

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On Killing

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A controversial psychological examination of how soldiers willingness to kill has been encouraged and exploited to the detriment of contemporary civilian society psychologist and us army ranger dave grossman writes that the vast majority of soldiers are loath to pull the trigger in battle unfor Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

On Combat

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on combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of deadly battle and the impact on the nervous system heart breathing visual and auditory perception memory then discusses new research findings as to what measure warriors can take to prevent such debilitations so they can Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

On Combat

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The director of the killology research group shares a thorough examination of the emotional and physical effects of deadly conflict kirkus reviews on combat examines the stress resulting from engaging in deadly battle and its effects on the human body from the heart and the nervous system Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 juni 2009

Aantal pagina's: 377

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Dave Grossman

Tweede Auteur: Lt Col Dave Grossman

Hoofduitgeverij: Back Bay Books

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 140 mm

Product hoogte: 32 mm

Product lengte: 216 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 133 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 31 mm

Verpakking lengte: 203 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 696 g

EAN: 9780316040938

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