To think about genocide and terrorism is to accept an invitation from hell. In fact; hell may be too benign a term since it makes a kind of sense out of genocide and terrorism and ultimately begs the question: What is genocide? What sense does it make to kill or disable all members of an other group just because they are that other group: men; women; children? What sense can we make of genocide? The very meaning of "sense" threatens to disintegrate. Get 'Em All! Kill 'Em! is the first systematic attempt to understand what; up until now; has seemed inexplicable. Author Bruce Wilshire uncovers what seems to be the deepest root of the genocidal urge: disgust and dread in the face of abounding; fecund; life itself―swarming; creeping; scurrying; unboundable; and uncontrollable. If his claims about the genocidal urge is true; genocide and terrorism are the ultimate anti-ecology. Get 'Em All! Kill 'Em! is a rare and seminal work by a distinguished and original thinker.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. West Side StoryBy Marcy C.This book is a treasure! I grew up in Garfield Park and attended Delano Grammar School. It was a delight to see pictures of my old haunts such as; the Marbro and Paradise Theatres; Legler Library; Madison Street; Garfield Park Lagoon; Garfield Park Conservatory;Delano School and the Graemere Hotel. I have clear memories of all these places and the pictures and the narrative in this book pinpointed the life that we led in that place and in that time. It is my good fortune that I grew up there and then and that I am lucky enough to still have so many dear friends that shared life with me in that space...in that time.Marcy C.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Frank A.In the 1940 and 50s I lived in this neighborhood and was looking for familiar places. Interesting history2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Chicago's Jewish West SIdeBy Walter A. WallmanExcellent pictorial review of the Jewish area at the time. Must be a native CHicagoan to really appreciate the book.
