The Genocide Studies Reader

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Samuel Totten, Paul Robert Bartrop
Routledge, 2009 - Genocide - 552 pages

This thorough overview of all aspects of the field of genocide studies brings together for the first time classic and contemporary writings from some of the most noted scholars writing on genocide in the fields of genocide studies, political science, history, and sociology. The Reader covers key aspects of a host of complex and thorny issues, such as the definition of genocide, theories of genocide, prevention and intervention, and its denial. This collection of writings is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this most atrocious form of political violence that has plagued human history.

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The Origin of the Term Genocide and the Definition Used
3
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
30
Related Terms
57
Copyright

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