Everyday Evil: Why Our World Is the Way It Is - Couverture souple

Layton, Monique

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1775165965 ISBN 13 : 9781775165965

Editeur : Tidewater Press, 2021

Synopsis

"... from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different"

Instead of the epic, alien force of our imagination, anthropologist Monique Layton argues that evil is intrinsic to our humanity, constantly evolving with modern notions of morality.

Much of the world's suffering, she argues, can be traced back to the individual actions of ordinary people trying--and failing--to maintain a static social order.

Drawing on anthropology, history, philosophy and popular culture, Layton provides a new lens through which to view contemporary issues, establishing connections between such disparate phenomena as:

• medieval law enforcement and the Trump Baby balloon
• the Salem witch trials and female genital mutilation
• body-snatching and surrogacy
• slavery and fast fashion

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Monique Layton is the former Associate Director of the Centre for Distance Education (Criminology Programs) at Simon Fraser University and resides in Vancouver. She was raised in North Africa and educated in France and Britain. After moving to Canada, she obtained degrees in comparative literature (MA) and cultural anthropology (PhD).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tidewater Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1775165965
• ISBN 13: 9781775165965
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible