The Science of Hate

How prejudice becomes hate and what we can do to stop it

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Pub Date 21 Feb 2023 | Archive Date 29 Mar 2021

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Why do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book.

'This should be on the curriculum. A must read.' DR JULIE SMITH
'A key text for how we live now.' DAVID BADDIEL
'This is a world-changing book.' ALICE ROBERTS
'Persuasive and compassionate.' ROBIN INCE
'Fascinating and moving.' PRAGYA AGARWAL

Are our brains wired to hate? Does online hate incite violence on the streets? With hate crimes at an all-time high, what can we do to help turn the tide? Drawing on twenty years of research as well as his own experience as a hate crime victim, world-renowned criminologist Matthew Williams uncovers the answers to these pressing questions of our age.

Surveying human behaviour across the globe and reaching back through time, from our tribal ancestors in prehistory to artificial intelligence in the twenty-first century, The Science of Hate is a groundbreaking and surprising examination of the elusive 'tipping point' between prejudice and hate.

Why do people hate? A world-leading criminologist explores the tipping point between prejudice and hate crime, analysing human behaviour across the globe and throughout history in this vital book.

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Advance Praise

'Fascinating. This is a key contribution to our understanding of the divides in our society, and how these can perhaps be repaired.'

DR PRAGYA AGARWAL, author of Sway

'Williams is masterful at making this complex topic accessible, so we can all better understand hate and the dark side of human behaviour and finally start to tackle it.'

NOVA REID

'This sometimes harrowing but very necessary book couldn't be more topical, but what gives it even greater impact is the fact that the author has himself been the victim of hate crime.'

CAROLINE SANDERSON, THE BOOKSELLER (EDITOR'S CHOICE)

'Fascinating. This is a key contribution to our understanding of the divides in our society, and how these can perhaps be repaired.'

DR PRAGYA AGARWAL, author of Sway

'Williams is masterful at making...


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