Genocide: The Basics

Genocide: The Basics is an engaging introduction to the study of a controversial and widely debated topic. This concise and comprehensive book explores key questions such as; how successful have efforts been in the prevention of genocide? How prevalent has genocide been throughout history? and how has the concept been defined? Real world case studies address significant issues including:

• The killing of indigenous peoples by colonial powers
• The Holocaust and the question of "uniqueness"
• Peacekeeping efforts in the 1990s
• Legal attempts to create a genocide-free world

With suggestions for further reading, discussion questions at the end of each chapter and a glossary of key terms, Genocide: The Basics is the ideal starting point for students approaching the topic for the first time.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Defining Genocide 2. Colonial Genocides 3. The Christians of the Ottoman Empire 4. The Holocaust 5. Genocide, Asia, and the Cold War 6. Genocide in the 1990s 7. South Sudan and Darfur: Genocide Again 8. Other Cases: Problems of Classification 9. The Dilemmas of Prevention and Intervention 10. International Justice 11. The Future  Glossary  References  Index

About the author

Dr Paul R. Bartrop is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida.

Summary

What exactly constitutes ‘genocide’? How prevalent have instances of genocide been throughout history? How successful have efforts to prevent genocide been? These, and other questions, are addressed in Genocide: The Basics, a concise introduction to the study of the phenomenon of genocide.

Report

Paul Bartrop is to be congratulated on producing an excellent introduction to the study of genocide for the ever growing number of readers who are studying the topic. This volume is an excellent guide to genocide within history as well as to its contemporary legal and political controversies, and those teaching and taking courses on genocide will find it to be an invaluable resource.
Patrick Hayden, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Bartrop, Paul (Florida Gulf Coast University Bartrop, Paul R. Bartrop
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.09.2014
• EAN: 9780415817257
• ISBN: 978-0-415-81725-7
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 17 mm
• Series: The Basics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, General & world history, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Second World War, The Holocaust, General and world history, Human rights, civil rights, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust