Description
| Summary: | Scapegoats are a universal phenomenon, appearing in all societies at all times in groups large and small, in public and private organizations. Hardly a week passes without some media reference to someone or something being made a scapegoat. Tom Douglas examines the process of scapegoating from the perspectives of victims and perpetrators, tracing its development from earliest times as rite of atonement to the modern forms of the avoidance of blame and the victimisation of innocents. The differences and similarities between the ancient and modern forms are examined to reveal that despite the mo.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 213 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-207) and index. |
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| ISBN: | 0203410688
9780203410684
9786610322497
661032249X
9780415110181
0415110181
9780415110198
041511019X
9781134836826
1134836821
9781134836772
1134836775
9781134836819
1134836813 |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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