Genocide

Genocide: a Comprehensive Introduction

by Jones, Adam

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"Recent events in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, East Timor and Iraq have demonstrated with appalling clarity that the threat of genocide is still a major issue within world politics This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of genocide. It explains the history of genocide from pre-modern times to the present day and illustrates this with a wide variety of case studies. The book also examines the differing interpretations of genocide from psychology, sociology, anthropolog…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Genocide : a Comprehensive Introduction / Adam Jones.

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"Recent events in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, East Timor and Iraq have demonstrated with appalling clarity that the threat of genocide is still a major issue within world politics

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of genocide. It explains the history of genocide from pre-modern times to the present day and illustrates this with a wide variety of case studies. The book also examines the differing interpretations of genocide from psychology, sociology, anthropology and political science and analyses the influence of race, ethnicity, nationalism and gender on genocides. In the final section, the author examines how we punish those responsible for waging genocide and how the international community can prevent further bloodshed."--Publisher description

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2017
  • Edition:3rd edition

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2017

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Genocide against Buddhists and ethnic minorities

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxxviii, 839 Seiten) : Illustrationen

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1138823848, 113878043X, 9781138780439, 9781138823846
  • oclc:on1332442586
  • LC Classification:HV6322.7
  • Dewey Decimal:320

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