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Dexter Dias looks at how we act when choices get hard. He studies ten human types seen under great strain. The book asks how we can do good and harm. It asks what drives us. It tests what we think our limits are.

This is a work of nonfiction. It draws on neurology, the study of the nervous system. It uses social psychology, which studies how others shape our minds and acts. It also draws on research into human rights. It is for readers drawn to human nature and social behaviour. Dias pairs research with tales from his trips around the world. He asks what shapes our thoughts and acts under great strain. He looks at parts of us that daily life may hide.

Dias is a lawyer and Queen's Counsel. His cases span murder, terrorism and human rights. They also include crimes against humanity and genocide. He helped change laws to shield girls from female genital mutilation. He works for no pay to help survivors of modern slavery. He also helps survivors of trafficking and violence against women.

He does research at Cambridge. He serves on the scholarship committee at Jesus College. He won the Lopez-Rey prize for work on young detainees. That work dealt with state coercion: how the state forced them to act. He has taught at Cambridge and done research at Harvard. He gives public talks on human rights and social justice. He also speaks on violence against women. He has sent Parliament research on gaps in British rights protections. He has written reports for the UN. He has briefed its Special Rapporteur on violence against women. He has also advised members of both houses of Parliament.

Iris Manuela Anghel translated this edition from English. Aurora Liiceanu wrote its afterword.