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Evil Men

James Dawes

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$20.00 • £17.95 • €18.95

ISBN 9780674416796

Publication Date: 11/24/2014

280 pages

5-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches

World

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James Dawes is DeWitt Wallace Professor of English at Macalester College.

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Read James Dawes’s CNN Opinion essay on whether ISIS is evil
On Wisconsin Public Radio’s To the Best of Our Knowledge, listen to Dawes discuss Evil Men and view photographs by Adam Nadel of some of the men Dawes interviewed
In the Chronicle Review, read Dawes’s explanation of why—and how—engaging with war criminals as fellow humans is vital to understanding the nature of evil
Listen to an interview with Dawes on CBC Radio’s The Current
At CNN Opinion, read Dawes’s response to the viral video showing a Syrian rebel triumphantly eating the heart of his dead enemy
Listen to Dawes talk with WNYC’s Brian Lehrer about the value of studying atrocities—who commits them, why, and how
Listen to an interview with Dawes at Minnesota Public Radio’s The Daily Circuit
Read an excerpt from Evil Men at Macalester Today
As speculation swirls regarding the motives behind the 2013 Boston marathon bombing, read a Boston Globe interview with Dawes about what he has learned from individuals who have committed atrocious acts
Read an interview with Dawes at MinnPost

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