| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. What is genocide? -- The politics of definition / John K. Roth -- As old as history / Roger W. Smith -- The UN convention / Steven L. Jacobs -- Understanding the "G" word / Stephen C. Feinstein -- States of genocide and other states / Helen Fein -- Ethnic cleansing / Paul Mojzes -- Population elimination / Richard L. Rubenstein -- pt. 2. What are the causes and mechanisms of genocide? -- A twentieth-century phenomenon? / Mark Levene -- Circumstances of modern genocide / Robert Melson -- Psychological foundations / Clark McCauley -- Mechanisms of genocide / Eric Markusen -- Using rape as a weapon of genocide / Carol Rittner -- Identifying genocide / Linda Melvern -- Understanding genocide / Ervin Staub -- pt. 3. What can be done about genocide? -- What can be done? / David Nyheim -- Identifying precursors / Jennifer Leaning -- Anticipating genocide / Henry R. Huttenbach -- Early warning and genocide prevention / Barbara Harff -- Controlling genocide in the twenty-first century / Herbert Hirsch -- Studying the roots of genocide / Ben Kiernan -- Prosecuting the perpetrators / Kurt Jonassohn -- Using civil litigation to achieve some justice / Michael J. Bazyler -- pt. 4. Will genocide ever end? -- Genocide: everyone's problem / John Heidenrich -- A task whose time has come / Samuel Totten -- Genocide is history / Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah -- War crimes trials / Richard Goldstone and Nicole Fritz -- Will genocide ever end? / Hubert Locke -- Cautious optimism / James M. Smith -- Epilogue: Beyond the darkness? / Carol Rittner, John K. Roth, and James M. Smith. |
| Subject |
Genocide.
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Genocide. |
| Added Author |
Rittner, Carol, 1943-
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Roth, John K.
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Smith, James M., 1969-
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Aegis (Organization)
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| ISBN |
1557788197 Paperback alkaline paper |
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