Tatz, Colin Martin,
The magnitude of genocide / Colin Tatz and Winton Higgins. - 1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) - Gale virtual reference library .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
part I. Explaining genocide -- 1. Perceptions and perspectives -- 2. A defining problem -- 3. The evolution of genocide -- part II. Genocide at work -- 4. The race factor -- 5. The Holocaust as a 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.
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.
9781440831607 9781440831614
Genocide--History.
Genocide.
HV6322.7 / .T377 2016
364.15/1
The magnitude of genocide / Colin Tatz and Winton Higgins. - 1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) - Gale virtual reference library .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
part I. Explaining genocide -- 1. Perceptions and perspectives -- 2. A defining problem -- 3. The evolution of genocide -- part II. Genocide at work -- 4. The race factor -- 5. The Holocaust as a 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.
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.
9781440831607 9781440831614
Genocide--History.
Genocide.
HV6322.7 / .T377 2016
364.15/1