{"product_id":"the-killing-trap-genocide-in-the-twentieth-century-paperback-9780521894692","title":"The Killing Trap; Genocide in the Twentieth Century (Paperback) 9780521894692","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Killing Trap\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGenocide in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Killing Trap offers a comparative analysis of the genocides, politicides and ethnic cleansings of the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eManus I. Midlarsky (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521894692, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 20 October 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e480 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… impressive volume … This is a comprehensive, well-researched and insightful book. … this volume significantly advances our understanding of genocide.' Political Studies Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Killing Trap offers a comparative analysis of the genocides, politicides and ethnic cleansings of the twentieth century, which are estimated to have cost upwards of forty million lives. The book seeks to understand both the occurrence and magnitude of genocide, based on the conviction that such comparative analysis may contribute towards prevention of genocide in the future. Manus Midlarsky compares socio-economic circumstances and international contexts and includes in his analysis the Jews of Europe, Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, Tutsi in Rwanda, black Africans in Darfur, Cambodians, Bosnians, and the victims of conflict in Ireland. The occurrence of genocide is explained by means of a framework that gives equal emphasis to the non-occurrence of genocide, a critical element not found in other comparisons, and victims are given a prominence equal to that of perpetrators in understanding the magnitude of genocide.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Preliminary considerations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Case selection\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Explaining Perpetrators: Theoretical Foundations: 3. Continuity and validation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Prologue to theory\u003cbr\u003e 5. A theoretical framework\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Theory Applied: 6. Threat of numbers, realpolitik, and ethnic cleansing\u003cbr\u003e 7. Realpolitik and loss\u003cbr\u003e 8. The need for unity and altruistic punishment\u003cbr\u003e 9. Perpetrating states\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Victim Vulnerability: Explaining Magnitude and Manner of Dying: 10. Raison d'état, raison d'église\u003cbr\u003e 11. Cynical realpolitik and the unwanted\u003cbr\u003e 12. High victimization: the role of realpolitik\u003cbr\u003e 13. Inequality and absence of identification\u003cbr\u003e 14. On the possibility of revolt and altruistic punishment\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Exceptions: 15. A dog of different nature: the Cambodian Politicide\u003cbr\u003e 16. Dogs that didn't bark I: realpolitik and the absence of loss\u003cbr\u003e 17. Dogs that didn't bark II: affinity and vulnerability reduction\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Conclusion: 18. Findings, consequences, and prevention.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e], Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004075364632,"sku":"9780521894692","price":28.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521894692i_9a7836d4-34df-48a1-86e1-e8b4cb05e68c.jpg?v=1691359118","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-killing-trap-genocide-in-the-twentieth-century-paperback-9780521894692","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}