Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages). |
Series |
Praeger Security International |
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Praeger security international (Series)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 22, 2016). |
Contents |
Prologue -- Part I: Explaining genocide ; Perceptions and perspectives ; A defining problem; The Evolution of Genocide; Part II: Genocide at Work; 4. The Race Factor; 5. The Holocaust as Paradigm; 6. Lesser-Known Genocides; 7. The Elements of Genocide; 8. Rescue and Intervention; Part III: Aftermath of Genocide; 9. Denialism; 10. Punishment and Impunity; 11. The Legacies of Genocide; Part IV: Genocide: The Prospects; 12. Better Angels?; 13. Genocide Prevention Today; Epilogue; Reading Guide. |
Summary |
This book defines genocide, distinguishing it from mass murder, war crimes, and other atrocities, enabling the reader to grasp the magnitude of the crime of genocide across time and throughout human civilization and facilitating an understanding of new and potential cases of genocide as they occur. |
Subject |
Genocide.
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Genocide -- History.
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Genocide. (OCoLC)fst00940208
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Higgins, Winton, author.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Tatz, Colin Martin, author. Magnitude of genocide. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2016] 9781440831607 (DLC) 2015042289 |
ISBN |
9781440831614 (electronic bk.) |
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1440831610 (electronic bk.) |
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9781440831607 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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1440831602 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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