{"product_id":"the-specter-of-genocide-mass-murder-in-historical-perspective-paperback-9780521527507","title":"The Specter of Genocide; Mass Murder in Historical Perspective (Paperback) 9780521527507","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Specter of Genocide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMass Murder in Historical Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers an up-to-date, comprehensive history and analyses of multiple cases of genocide and genocidal acts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Gellately (Edited by), Ben Kiernan (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521527507, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 7 July 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.61 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'… useful comments on general aspects of genocide and near genocide: an obsession with purity and pollution on the part of the persecutors, the holding of power by military groups who are unrestrained by civilian politicians or public opinion, revolutionary governments transforming society, and peasantism, the idealization of the rooted cultivator of the soil.' Morality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGenocide, mass murder and human rights abuses are arguably the most perplexing and deeply troubling aspects of recent world history. This collection of essays by leading international experts offers an up-to-date, comprehensive history and analyses of multiple cases of genocide and genocidal acts, with a focus on the twentieth century. The book contains studies of the Armenian genocide, the victims of Stalinist terror, the Holocaust, and Imperial Japan. Several authors explore colonialism and address the fate of the indigenous peoples in Africa, North America, and Australia.  As well, there is extensive coverage of the post-1945 period, including the atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, Bali, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, East Timor, and Guatemala. The book emphasizes the importance of comparative analysis and theoretical discussion, and it raises new questions about the difficult challenges for modernity constituted by genocide and other mass crimes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Robert Gellately and Ben Kiernan\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Genocide and Modernity: 2. Twentieth century genocides: underlying ideological themes from Armenia to East Timor Ben Kiernan\u003cbr\u003e 3. The modernity of genocides: war, race, and revolution in the twentieth century Eric D. Weitz\u003cbr\u003e 4. Seeking the roots of modern genocide: on the macro- and micro-history of mass murder Omer Bartov\u003cbr\u003e 5. Genocide and the body politic in the time of modernity Marie Fleming\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Indigenous Peoples and Colonial Issues: 6. Indigenous peoples genocide: rhetoric of human rights Elazar Barkan\u003cbr\u003e 7. Military culture and the production of 'final solutions' in the colonies: the example of Wilhelminian Germany Isabel V. Hull\u003cbr\u003e 8. East Timor: counter-insurgency and genocide John G. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Era of the Two World Wars: 9. Under cover of war: the Armenian genocide in the context of total war Jay Winter\u003cbr\u003e 10. The mechanism of a mass crime: the 'great terror' in the Soviet Union, 1937–1938 Nicolas Werth\u003cbr\u003e 11. The third reich, the Holocaust and visions of serial genocide Robert Gellately\u003cbr\u003e 12. Reflections on modern Japanese history in the context of the concept of 'genocide' Gavan McCormack\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1945: 13. 'When the world turned to chaos': 1965 and its aftermath in Bali, Indonesia Leslie Dwyer and Degung Santikarma\u003cbr\u003e 14. Genocide in Cambodia and Ethiopia Edward Kissi\u003cbr\u003e 15. Modern genocide in Rwanda: ideology, revolution, war, and mass murder in an African state Robert Melson\u003cbr\u003e 16. History, motive, law, intent: combining historical and legal methods in understanding Guatemala's 1981–1983 genocide Greg Grandin\u003cbr\u003e 17. Analysis of a mass crime: ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia, 1991–1999 Jacques Semelin\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Conclusions: 18. The specter of genocide Robert Gellately and Ben Kiernan.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Genocide \u0026amp; ethnic cleansing [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Genocide \u0026amp; ethnic cleansing\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Genocide%20\u0026amp;%20ethnic%20cleansing%20%5BHBTZ%5D%22\"\u003eHBTZ\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\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":45909033615640,"sku":"9780521527507","price":26.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521527507i_da208b78-6e78-4b99-b34e-69d12fa5fe8a.jpg?v=1691368944","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-specter-of-genocide-mass-murder-in-historical-perspective-paperback-9780521527507","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}