Genocide Matters - Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives

This edited book provides an interdisciplinary overview of recent scholarship in the field of genocide studies. The book examines four main areas:

The current state of research on genocide

New thinking on the categories and methods of mass violence

Developments in teaching about genocide

Critical analyses of military humanitarian interventions and post-violence justice and reconciliation

The combination of critical scholarship and innovative approaches to familiar subjects makes this essential reading for all students and scholars in the field of genocide studies.

List of contents

Foreword. Helen Fein 1. Introduction: Genocide Matters. Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives Joyce Apsel and Ernesto Verdeja 2. Questioning Boundaries: What’s Old and What’s New in Comparative Genocide Theory Maureen Hiebert 3. Critical Genocide Studies Alex Hinton 4. Holocaust Studies and Genocide Studies: Past, Present and Future Donald Bloxham 5. Genocide and the Politics of Rape: Historical and Psychological Perspectives Roger W. Smith 6. Genocide by Attrition: Silent and Efficient Sheri P. Rosenberg and Everita Silina 7. Research and Teaching About Genocide: History, Challenges and New Directions Joyce Apsel 8. Humanitarian Military Intervention After the Responsibility to Protect: Obstacles and Prospects Paul D. Williams 9. Transitional Justice and Genocide Ernesto Verdeja

About the author

Joyce Apsel is a faculty member in the Liberal Studies Program at New York University and was a recipient of the 2009 NYU Distinguished Teaching Award. She was President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (2001-03) and is currently President of the Institute for the Study of Genocide. She is Director of RightsWorks International, a human rights and genocide educational initiative.
Ernesto Verdeja is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Peace Studies in the Department of Political Science and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. Verdeja is on the boards of the Institute for the Study of Genocide and the International Association of Genocide Scholars.

Summary

This edited book provides an interdisciplinary overview of recent scholarship in the field of genocide studies.

Product details

• Authors: Joyce Verdeja Apsel
• Assisted by: Joyce Apsel (Editor), Apsel Joyce (Editor), Ernesto Verdeja (Editor), Verdeja Ernesto (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2013
• EAN: 9780415814898
• ISBN: 978-0-415-81489-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Ethnic Studies, Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Human rights, civil rights, History and Archaeology, Armed Conflict