Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others by David Livingstone Smith

Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others

David Livingstone Smith

336 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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A revelatory look at why we dehumanize each other, with stunning examples from world history as well as today’s headlines “Brute.” “Cockroach.” “Lice.” “Vermin.” “Dog.” “Beast.” These and other monikers are constantly in use to refer to other hu...

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