Crimes of Obedience
| Author | : Herbert C. Kelman |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 408 |
| Release | : 1989-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0300048130 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780300048131 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (131 Downloads) |
Download or read book Crimes of Obedience written by Herbert C. Kelman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sergeant William Calley's defense of his behavior in the My Lai massacre and the widespread public support for his argument that he was merely obeying orders from a superior and was not personally culpable led Herbert C. Kelman and V. Lee Hamilton to investigate the attitudes toward responsibility and authority that underlie "crimes of obedience"--not only in military circumstances like My Lai but as manifested in Watergate, the Iran-Contra scandal, and the Kurt Waldheim affair. Their book is an ardent plea for the right and obligation of citizens to resist illegal and immoral orders from above.
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