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GENOCIDE
A COMPREHENSIVE INTRODUCTION |
| By: |
Adam Jones |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£34.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1136937943 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781136937941 |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
13 September, 2010 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Pages: |
646 |
| Synopsis: |
Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction is the most wide-ranging textbook on genocide yet published. The book is designed as a text for upper-undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a primer for non-specialists and general readers interested in learning about one of humanity's enduring blights.Fully updated to reflect the latest thinking in this rapidly developing field, this new edition:provides an introduction to genocide as both a historical phenomenon and an analytical-legal concept, including an extended discussion of the concept of genocidal intent, and the dynamism and contingency of genocidal processesdiscusses the role of state-building, imperialism, war, and social revolution in fueling genocidesupplies a wide range of full-length case studies of genocides worldwide, each with an accompanying box-textexplores perspectives on genocide from the social sciences, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science/international relations, and gender studiesconsiders "The Future of Genocide," with attention to historical memory and genocide denial; initiatives for truth, justice, and redress; and strategies of intervention and prevention.Written in clear and lively prose, liberally sprinkled with over 100 illustrations and maps, and including personal testimonies from genocide survivors, Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction has established itself as the core textbook of the new generation of genocide scholarship. An accompanying website (www.genocidetext.net) features a broad selection of supplementary materials, teaching aids, and Internet resources. |
| Illustrations: |
16 Line drawings, black and white; 143 Halftones, black and white; 159 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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