San Antonio College Library

In the first comprehensive survey of the history and sociology of genocide, Frank Chalk and Kurt Jonassohn provide a new definition of genocide--one considerably broader than that contained in the United Nations Convention on Genocide--and present over two dozen examples of the one-sided mass slaughter of peoples, from Rome's final war with Carthage and the Mongol Conquests to the Holocaust, Bangladesh, and Cambodia. [from publisher's advertisement]....

"In this intellectually and politically potent new book. Martin Shaw proposes a way through the confusion surrounding the idea of genocide. He considers the origins and development of the concept and its relationships to other forms of political violence. Offering a radical critique of the existing literature on genocide. Shaw argues that what distinguishes genocide from more legitimate warfare is that the 'enemies' targeted are groups and individuals...

Why did the twentieth century witness unprecedented organized genocide? Can we learn why genocide is perpetrated by comparing different cases of genocide? Is the Holocaust unique, or does it share causes and features with other cases of state-sponsored mass murder? Can genocide be prevented? Blending gripping narrative with trenchant analysis, Eric Weitz investigates four of the twentieth century's major eruptions of genocide: the Soviet Union under...

"The subject of war crimes and collective wrongdoing - whether in the name of ethnic cleansing or a more veiled form of nationalism - is in the forefront of contemporary discourse in politics, international affairs, and political philosophy. This volume addresses urgent questions about the nature of war crimes, nationalism, ethnic cleansing, and collective responsibility. In fourteen newly written essays, a distinguished team of international scholars...

Simpson tells about the Armenian massacres during the years, 1915-1923. He includes the Holocaust, of Jewish citizens starting in the years of World War II, (1939-1945) and the foreign relations involving the United States of America.

"Brickyards to Graveyards examines how the overidealized picture of Rwanda as the darling of the world community in the 1980s was shattered amidst the genocide that occurred a decade later. The brick and tile industries of Rwanda provide a microcosm to examine the transformation of gender, class, and power relations through the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial periods, and provide insights into the explosive impact of these changes on Rwandan...

Michael N. Dobkowski and Isidor Wallimann establish a disturbing but realistic scenario of the disastrous future that awaits humankind as surplus populations collide with dwindling resources. Authors consider a number of cause-and-effect situations on industrialization, biophysical limits, exponential population growth, and genocide, to name a few. This volume is a critical contribution to the field and will serve as an ideal introduction to courses...

"Norman M. Naimark, provides a history of ethnic cleansing and its relationship to genocide and population transfer. Focusing on five specific cases, he exposes the myths about ethnic cleansing, in particular the commonly held belief that the practice stems from ancient hatreds. Naimark traces its roots to European nationalism of the late nineteenth century, but he points out that its most virulent expression is found in the twentieth century, as...

"Collects the rapporteur reports from six Stanley Foundation conferences in the first half of 2004 that dealt with the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change, including four meetings that were cosponsored with the United Nations Foundation."--Page 2 of cover.

"Elilal, exile, is the condition of thousands of Mayas who have fled their homelands in Guatemala to escape repression and even death at the hands of their government. In this book, Victor Montejo, who is both a Maya expatriate and an anthropologist, gives voice to those who until now have struggled in silence but who nevertheless have found ways to reaffirm and celebrate their Mayaness." "Voices from Exile is the authentic story of one group of Mayas...