Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction van Adam Jones is een Engelstalig gedrukt boek. Deze titel is geschikt voor studenten in het hoger onderwijs.
Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction is the most wide-ranging textbook on genocide yet published. Designed as a text for undergraduate and graduate students from a range of disciplines, it will also appeal to non-specialists and general readers. Fully updated to reflect the latest thinking in this rapidly developing field, this unique book:; Provides an introduction to genocide as both a historical phenomenon and an analytical-legal concept, including the concept of genocidal intent and the dynamism and contingency of genocidal processes.;; Discusses the role of state-building, imperialism, war, and social revolution in fueling genocide.;; Supplies a wide range of full-length case studies of genocides worldwide, each with a supplementary study.;; Explores perspectives on genocide from the social sciences, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science/international relations, and gender studies.;; Considers the future of genocide, with attention to historical memory and genocide denial; initiatives for truth, justice, and redress; and strategies of intervention and prevention.; Highlights of the new edition include:; New case studies of the Uyghur genocide in the People's Republic of China, the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, and Muslims in India.;; The historical and archaeological legacy of genocide.;; New and vivid testimonies of survivors and witnesses to genocide.; This significantly revised fourth edition will remain an indispensable text for new generations of genocide study and scholarship. An accompanying website ( www.genocidetext.net ) features a selection of supplementary materials, teaching aids, and Internet resources.
Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction is the most wide-ranging textbook on genocide yet published. Designed as a text for undergraduate and graduate students from a range of disciplines it will also appeal to non-specialists and general readers.
Inhoudelijk sluit dit boek aan bij onderwerpen als Genocide and ethnic cleansing, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, History: Textbooks & Study Guides.