War crimes

Rebel governance in civil war

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This is the first book to examine and compare how rebels govern civilians during civil wars in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Drawing from a variety of disciplinary traditions, including political science, sociology, and anthropology, the book provides in-depth case st…

Rape: weapon of terror

by World Scientific (Firm), Frederick, Sharon, Association of Women for Action and Research

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This book is a well-researched and moving account of how sexual assault on women has become a potent weapon in virtually all armed conflicts. Chapters giving historical and geographic perspectives describe how rape has been used throughout the ages and around the world. Case his…

Of all the horrors human beings perpetrate, genocide stands near the top of the list. Its toll is staggering: well over 100 million dead worldwide. Why Did They Kill? is one of the first anthropological attempts to analyze the origins of genocide. In it, Alexander Hinton focuses…

Why did they kill?: Cambodia in the shadow of genocide

by Hinton, Alexander Laban

fromCalifornia series in public anthropology

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Of all the horrors human beings perpetrate, genocide stands near the top of the list. Its toll is staggering: well over 100 million dead worldwide. Why Did They Kill? is one of the first anthropological attempts to analyze the origins of genocide. In it, Alexander Hinton focuses…

Female combatants in conflict and peace: challenging gender in violence and post-conflict …

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"Female combatants in conflict and peace explores the gendered dynamics of engagement in conflict and post-conflict peace processes. It seeks to contribute to the growing body of literature on the intersection of gender, conflict, and peace by specifically focusing on a particul…

A peculiar crusade: Willis M. Everett and the Malmedy massacre

by Mazal Holocaust Collection, Weingartner, James J.

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"In the wake of World War II, 74 members of the Nazi SS were accused of a war crime - soon to be known as the Malmedy Massacre - in which a large number of American prisoners of war were murdered during the Battle of the Bulge. All of the German defendants were found guilty and …

Bosnia and the destruction of cultural heritage

by Walasek, Helen, Carlton, Richard

fromHeritage, culture, and identity

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1. Destruction of the cultural heritage in Bosnia-Herzegovina : an overview / Helen Walasek -- 2. Documenting the destruction / Richard Carlton and Helen Walasek -- 3. Topography of destruction : post-conflict fieldwork assessing the cultural heritage in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Ric…

Bosnia and the destruction of cultural heritage

by Walasek, Helen

fromHeritage, culture, and identity

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The massive intentional destruction of cultural heritage during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War became a seminal marker in the discourse on cultural heritage, stimulating global condemnation and provoking a variety of strong responses from international and national political and cult…

Bosnia and the destruction of cultural heritage

by Walasek, Helen, Carlton, Richard, Hadžimuhamedović, Amra, Perry, Valery, Wik, Tina

fromHeritage, culture, and identity

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The massive intentional destruction of cultural heritage during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War became a seminal marker in the discourse on cultural heritage, stimulating global condemnation and provoking a variety of strong responses from international and national political and cult…

Bosnia and the destruction of cultural heritage

by Walasek, Helen, Carlton, Richard, Hadžimuhamedović, Amra, Perry, Valery, Wik, Tina

fromHeritage, culture, and identity

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The massive intentional destruction of cultural heritage during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War became a seminal marker in the discourse on cultural heritage, stimulating global condemnation and provoking a variety of strong responses from international and national political and cult…

Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage

by Walasek, Helen, Carlton, contributions by Richard, Hadžimuhamedovi?, Amra, Carlton, Richard, Hadžimuhamedović, Amra, Perry, Valery, Wikstrom, Tina

fromHeritage, culture, and identity

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The massive intentional destruction of cultural heritage during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War targeting a historically diverse identity provoked global condemnation and became a seminal marker in the discourse on cultural heritage. It prompted an urgent reassessment of how cultural …