Wars have a destructive impact on society. The violence in the first case is domicide, in the second urbicide, in the third genocide, and in the fourth, the book introduces a neologism, sociocide, the killing of society. Through the lens of this neologism, Keith Doubt provides persuasive evidence of the social, political, and human consequences of today's wars in countries such as Bosnia and Iraq. Sociocide: Reflections on Today's Wars rigorously formulates, develops, and applies the notion of sociocide as a Weberian ideal type to contemporary wars. Drawing upon sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and literature, Doubt analyzes war crimes, scapegoating, and torture and concludes by examining capitalism in the face of the coronavirus pandemic as a sociocidal force. Embedded in the humanistic tradition and informed by empirical science, this book provides a clear conceptual account of today's wars, one that is objective and moral, critical and humanistic.
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Keith Doubt is professor emeritus at Wittenberg University.
Keith Doubt's Sociocide is an important book that diagnoses the deep and worsening trouble the world is in. It is original, serious, well-informed, and clearly written--a tribute to an author who has not only read widely but lived seriously and spent time in one of the world's most troubled places. This is a must read not just for students and their teachers but for anyone who is willing to think about how much trouble the world is in.
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