On Killing
Subtitle: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
By: Dave Grossman.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Back Bay Books (Little, Brown and Co.)
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9780316040938
Subjects: Combat -- Psychological aspects; Psychology, Military; Homicide -- Psychological aspects; Violence -- Social aspects; Violence -- Psychological aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-358) and index.
Table of contents: title: Killing and the existence of resistance : a world of virgins studying sex; title: Killing and combat trauma : the role of killing in psychiatric casualties; title: Killing and physical distance : from a distance, you don't look anything like a friend; title: An anatomy of killing : all factors considered; title: Killing and atrocities : "no honor here, no virtue"; title: The killing response stages; title: Killing in Vietnam : what have we done to our soldiers?; title: Killing in America : what are we doing to our children?