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Everyday Evil
Monique Layton
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Tidewater Press
Tidewater Press
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Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2020
2020
ISBN-13:
9781775165972
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<p><strong>Finalist for the 2021 Montaigne Medal, Eric Hoffer Awards</strong></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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:</p>
<ul>
<li>medieval law enforcement and the Trump Baby balloon,</li>
<li>the Salem witch trials and female genital mutilation,</li>
<li>body-snatching and surrogacy,</li>
<li>slavery and fast fashion.</li>
</ul>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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:</p>
<ul>
<li>medieval law enforcement and the Trump Baby balloon,</li>
<li>the Salem witch trials and female genital mutilation,</li>
<li>body-snatching and surrogacy,</li>
<li>slavery and fast fashion.</li>
</ul>
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