Hardness of Heart/Hardness of Life: The Stain of Human Infanticide

by Larry S. Milner

Overview

Infanticide is one of the most common, yet least understood of all human crimes. Although academic articles document isolated aspects of this problem, a single, unified analysis of infanticide has not been completed until now. In Hardness of Heart/Hardness of Life, Larry Milner provides the first exhaustive survey of infanticide, drawing on historical data from around the world. He then uses this survey as a basis for investigating why infanticide has been present in every form of human society throughout history. Both comprehensive and compelling, this important study will intrigue students of human psychology, social welfare, and child abuse, and will promote further research on this alarmingly overlooked atrocity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761815785
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/22/2000
Pages:	640
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 9.06(h) x 1.27(d)

About the Author

Larry S. Milner is a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology. He currently has a private medical practice in Northbrook, Illinois.

Table of Contents

chapter 1 Introduction
chapter 2 Historical Background - Antiquity
chapter 3 Historical Background - Influx of Religion
chapter 4 Historical Background - Middle Ages
chapter 5 Historical Background - Renaissance
chapter 6 Historical Background - Modern Times
chapter 7 Tribes
chapter 8 Exposure
chapter 9 Female Infanticide
chapter 10 Punishment
chapter 11 Shame
chapter 12 Sacrifice
chapter 13 Poverty & Famine
chapter 14 Revenge
chapter 15 Money
chapter 16 Depression & Insanity
chapter 17 Euthanasia
chapter 18 Power
chapter 19 Twins
chapter 20 Love of Another
chapter 21 Population Control
chapter 22 Infant Image
chapter 23 Conclusion
chapter 24 Bibliography