In his book, Benjamin Valentino talks about mass killing and genocide, the perpetrators of such killings and the ethics behind it whilst focusing on mass killings that happened due to certain purposes such as the communist killings in The Soviet Union, Cambodia and China and counter guerilla mass killings in Afghanistan and Guatemala.
In the first few chapters of the book, Valentino dwells into why mass killings take place and why they are perpetrated. Mass killings have been done against a wide range of nations, governments, religious and ethnic groups. In just the twentieth century alone, within the range of 60 to 150 million people have lost their lives in mass killings in just the 20th century. He goes on to talk about scholarly theories that can explain why 20th century was the bloodiest century in human history. A theory he mentions is how dehumanizing attitudes in societies can lead to wars if the powers in democratic political systems go unchecked. However, the author …show more content…
The dropping of atomic bombs lead to the mass killing and the horrible aftermath of both Japanese provinces. Valentino analyzes why mass killings are so popular in war and the strategic elements that go into it. Americans justification of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that the victims of the bombings were guilty of supporting the Japanese troops, hence, the bombing served a greater good by the American invasions.
In Valentino’s book, he brings light to the bloodshed that saw the 20th century. He goes deeper into the mass killings that occurred in the 20th century and looked at it in a way as why mass killings happen and the ethics involved in mass killings and why it was justified. He brings about important points as to why genocide was and still is a strategy and a military tactic that is
In the first few chapters of the book, Valentino dwells into why mass killings take place and why they are perpetrated. Mass killings have been done against a wide range of nations, governments, religious and ethnic groups. In just the twentieth century alone, within the range of 60 to 150 million people have lost their lives in mass killings in just the 20th century. He goes on to talk about scholarly theories that can explain why 20th century was the bloodiest century in human history. A theory he mentions is how dehumanizing attitudes in societies can lead to wars if the powers in democratic political systems go unchecked. However, the author …show more content…
The dropping of atomic bombs lead to the mass killing and the horrible aftermath of both Japanese provinces. Valentino analyzes why mass killings are so popular in war and the strategic elements that go into it. Americans justification of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that the victims of the bombings were guilty of supporting the Japanese troops, hence, the bombing served a greater good by the American invasions.
In Valentino’s book, he brings light to the bloodshed that saw the 20th century. He goes deeper into the mass killings that occurred in the 20th century and looked at it in a way as why mass killings happen and the ethics involved in mass killings and why it was justified. He brings about important points as to why genocide was and still is a strategy and a military tactic that is