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Genocide - in international law, the intentional and systematic destruction, wholly or in part, by a government of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. Although the term genocide was first coined in 1944, the crime itself has been committed often in history. It was initially used to describe the systematic campaign for the extermination of peoples carried on by Nazi Germany, in its


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    Genocide: The Psychology of Mass Murder » Read Now

    by Peter du Preez. 160 pgs.

    this book attempts to make sense of the senseless. Its author considers cases of genocide past and present.
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    A Century of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts » Read Now

    by Israel W. Charny, William S. Parsons, Samuel Totten. 508 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    The Rwandan government forces, as well as Cambodia's Khmer Rouge and German, Bosnian and U.S. governments, have all been guilty of the destruction of their indigenous cultures. This book analyses the major atrocities of our times, including recent cases of genocide in Yugoslavia and Iraq.
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    Genocide and the Politics of Memory: Studying Death to Preserve Life » Read Now

    by Herbert Hirsch. 240 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...GENOCIDE and the politics of Memory Herbert Hirsch GENOCIDE and the Politics of Memory THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS Chapel Hill London GENOCIDE and the politics...
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    The Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective » Read Now

    by Robert Gellately, Ben Kieman. 396 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    Focusing on the twentieth century, this collection of essays by leading international experts offers an up-to-date, comprehensive history and analysis of multiple cases of genocide and genocidal acts. The book contains studies of the Armenian genocide; the victims of Stalinist terror; the Holocaust;...
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    Annihilating Difference: The Anthropology of Genocide » Read Now

    by Alexander Laban Hinton. 405 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    "Fresh, useful, and engaging. This timely book reflects new research and important critical perspectives on the role of social science and the response of anthropology to human suffering."--Richard Pierre Claude, Founding Editor of "Human Rights Quarterly

    "Many peoples of the world, including the...

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    How to Prevent Genocide: A Guide for Policymakers, Scholars, and the Concerned Citizen » Read Now

    by John G. Heidenrich. 281 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    Genocide--the deliberate destruction, usually through mass murder, of an ethnic, racial or religious group--is the ultimate crime against humanity. Drawing upon a wide variety of disciplines, this study assesses ways to prevent this crime. While most books about genocide focus on the history of a...
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    Protection Against Genocide: Mission Impossible? » Read Now

    by Neal Riemer. 193 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    Riemer and his contributors argue for a global human rights regime capable of preventing, combatting, and punishing genocide. Such a regime, they assert, will benefit from significant international changes, serious attention to prevention, effective monitoring, keenly targeted sanctions, a standing...
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    Is the Holocaust Unique? Perspectives on Comparative Genocide » Read Now

    by Alan S. Rosenbaum. 222 pgs.

    In this controversial book, distinguished scholars address the question of whether the Holocaust is unique as viewed from the perspective of other well-known and apparently analogous instances of genocide and mass death.
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    Genocide: Conceptual and Historical Dimensions » Read Now

    by George J. Andreopoulos. 272 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...Genocide University of Pennsylvania Press Pennsylvania Studies...books in this series appears at the back of this volume Genocide: Conceptual and Historical Dimensions...
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    Why Is the Twentieth Century the Century of Genocide?, in Journal of World History » Read Now

    by Mark Levene. 32 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...the Twentieth Century the Century of Genocide? MARK LEVENE University of Warwick...meme chose , the very use of the term genocide, as if we have in our current...
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    Genocide in International Law: The Crimes of Crimes » Read Now

    by William A. Schabas. 624 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    The provisions of the 1948 Genocide Convention are now being interpreted in important judgments by the International Court of Justice, the ad hoc Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and increasingly in domestic courts. In this definitive work William A. Schabas gives detailed attention...
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    Mass Hate: The Global Rise of Genocide and Terror » Read Now

    by Neil J. Kressel. 333 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...MASS HATE The Global Rise of Genocide and Terror MASS HATE The Global Rise of Genocide and Terror NEIL J. KRESSEL All rights...8. MASS HATE The Global Rise of Genocide and...
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    The Origins of Nazi Genocide: From Euthanasia to the Final Solution » Read Now

    by Henry Friedlander. 421 pgs.

    ...The Origins of Nazi Genocide Adolf Hitler's authorization for the...September 1939 The Origins of Nazi Genocide FROM EUTHANASIA TO THE FINAL SOLUTION...Henry, 1930- The...
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    Genocide and Crisis in Central Africa: Conflict Roots, Mass Violence, and Regional War » Read Now

    by Christian P. Scherrer. 413 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    Scherrer examines the ethnicized conflicts, periodic war, and genocide in Rwanda and Burundi. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda may have resulted in the murder of a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu, while the mass killings in Burundi, especially in 1993 when some 200,000 Hutu and Tutsi were killed, and the...
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    The History of the Armenian Genocide: Ethnic Conflict from the Balkans to Anatolia to the Caucasus » Read Now

    by Vahakn N. Dadrian. 484 pgs.

    Collections: History, Entire Library
    ...THE HISTORY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE T he Armenian genocide, though not given such prominent treatment as the Jewish...authoritative analysis by presenting it as a case...
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    Genocide in Bosnia: The Policy of "Ethnic Cleansing" » Read Now

    by Norman Cigar. 250 pgs.

    ...GENOCIDE IN BOSNIA Number One Eastern European Studies Stjepan Mestrovic, Series Editor GENOCIDE IN BOSNIA The Policy of "Ethnic Cleansing" Norman...Congress...

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