Item Detail
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English
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857
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Comparative Civilizations Review
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2011
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64
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38-52
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"Much analysis after the fact has focused on fixing blame for this event, rather than on analyzing the problem. From a civilizational perspective, the problem is: why do groups that claim to be civilized have encounters that lead to killing innocent victims? And what can be done to reduce the frequency of such lethal encounters? At one level, these are abstract questions, but at another level they are intensely practical, because many powerful entities now compete for the limited resources of earth. These encounters have happened before--and are happening today. Therefore I will not focus on the long debate over to what extent the leader of this new religion in 1857, Brigham Young, was responsible. Rather, I will focus on lessons this episode provides for those who want global civilization to endure." [From author's introduction]
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Blood of the Prophets : Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows
House of Mourning : A Biocultural History of the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Massacre at Mountain Meadows : An American Tragedy
Mountain Meadows Witness : The Life and Times of Bishop Philip Klingensmith
The Mountain Meadows Massacre