Both scholars and nonscholars have falsely assumed that when a leader or­ders people to be eliminated, his followers do it reflexively. This excerpt from the book looks at how genocide really occurs.

All eliminationist onslaughts end sooner or later, but not for the same reason. Daniel Goldhagen examines the different reasons for why the mass murders are halted.

This excerpt from the book Worse Than War explores the motivations of elimina­tionists to engage in mass slaughter.

Through a rigorous investigation of key moments in history, Facing History and Ourselves teaches students to combat prejudice with compassion and misinformation with knowledge.