Century of Genocide: Critical Essays and Eyewitness Accounts
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415944309 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 532 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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It concludes with an essay concerning methods of intervention and prevention of future genocide.. The book assembles a group of international scholars to discuss the causes, results, and ramifications of these genocides: from the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire; to the Jews, Romani, and the mentally and physically handicapped during the Holocaust; and genocides in East Timor, Bangladesh, and Cambodia.The second edition has been fully updated and features new chapters on the genocide in the former Yugoslavia and the mass killing of the Kurds in Iraq, as well as a chapter on the question of whether or not the situation in Kosovo constituted genocide. Through powerful first-person accounts, scholarly analyses and historical data, Century of Genocide takes on the task of explaining how and why genocides have been perpetrated throughout the course of the twentieth century
"GENOCIDE TEXTBOOK" according to Severin Olson. This can probably best be described as a genocide textbook. It starts with the massacre of the Hereroes of South West Africa in 190GENOCIDE TEXTBOOK Severin Olson This can probably best be described as a genocide textbook. It starts with the massacre of the Hereroes of South West Africa in 1904, and ends with Rwanda and Bosnia. Each chapter follows the same format, beginning with a brief description of events and concluding with eyewitness accounts. The historical material in the introductions is a bit dry and matter of fact, but this is more than made up for by the eyewitness accounts, which are both horrific and riveting. Some readers may feel the need to. , and ends with Rwanda and Bosnia. Each chapter follows the same format, beginning with a brief description of events and concluding with eyewitness accounts. The historical material in the introductions is a bit dry and matter of fact, but this is more than made up for by the eyewitness accounts, which are both horrific and riveting. Some readers may feel the need to. History made real Maggie A gift for my History loving husband. He reads it while waiting for doctors or whenever he is stuck somewhere. Interesting and a good read.. Very happy with purchase Was delivered on time. Product was as described. Very happy with purchase.
. Samuel Totten is an independent scholar of genocide, and a member of The Council of the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem, Israel. Israel Charny is Executive Director of the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem, Israel. William Parsons is Chief of Staff for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C
-- Midwest Book Review. Since each contributor addresses the same questions and issues, the essays provide a unified framework for analyzing and comparing the various historical events. Century Of Genocide represents a wealth of scholarship and research of inestimable value. Focusing on the major atrocities of our time, Century Of Genocide provides accurate and verifiable historical information on how and why particular genocides were committed. Each original essay is accompanied by excerpts from personal accounts of survivors that vividly remind us that the statistics and plain facts represent men, women, and children who were persecuted and killed. An index facilitates research, and bibliographies point to sources where the subject can be pursued in greater depth. The coverage encompasses the genocides in Armenia (1915-1923); Bangladesh (1971); Burundi (1972); Cambodia (19