Genocide new perspectives on its causes, courses and consequences

The twentieth century has been called, not inaccurately, a century of genocide. And the beginning of the twenty-first century has seen little change, with genocidal violence in Darfur, Congo, Sri Lanka, and Syria. Why is genocide so widespread, and so difficult to stop, across societies that differ...

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Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2016
Schriftenreihe:NIOD studies on war, Holocaust, and genocide 3
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Zusammenfassung:The twentieth century has been called, not inaccurately, a century of genocide. And the beginning of the twenty-first century has seen little change, with genocidal violence in Darfur, Congo, Sri Lanka, and Syria. Why is genocide so widespread, and so difficult to stop, across societies that differ so much culturally, technologically, and politically? Thats the question that this collection addresses, offering a range of perspectives from different disciplines to attempt to understand the pervasiveness of genocidal violence
Beschreibung:Includes bibliography (page 259-270) and index
Beschreibung:277 pages
ISBN:9089645241
90-8964-524-1
9789089645241
978-90-8964-524-1