Genocide

“To date, there is no one textbook that can be assigned easily in undergraduate courses on genocide. Students need such a book for them to think critically and imaginatively about genocide and the UN Genocide Convention. A book that is honest and resists the temptation to spin a-historical morality tales yet helps them understand that the idea of genocide did lead to a deep and real shift in how humanity thinks about identity-based conflicts, the danger of intolerance and consequences of group demonization and hatred, and mass murder. It is equally important that students understand the importance of international law, and human rights more generally, despite its obvious flaws. This book will get them there.” —Douglas Irvin-Erickson, Director of Raphael Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program, Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, USA. “Wide-ranging and provocative, Genocide: A Thematic Approach, considers the phenomenon through multiple aspects which challenge standard assumptions of what constitutes ‘genocide’. A valuable student text.” —Mark Levene, University of Southampton, UK. “This provocative, thoughtful study uses some of Raphael Lemkin’s ‘techniques of genocide’ to discuss in non-legalistic terms crimes such as the Palestinian Nakba, the mass murder of indigenous peoples globally, sexual violence, the Holodomor, Maoist crimes, the Holocaust, and others in a genocidal context.” —David M. Crowe, Chapman University, USA.