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UNINA9910458151103321 |
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Autore |
Mann Michael <1942-> |
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Titolo |
The dark side of democracy : explaining ethnic cleansing / / Michael Mann [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2005 |
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1-280-70211-7 |
0-511-81727-4 |
0-511-23088-5 |
0-511-22926-7 |
0-511-23165-2 |
0-511-31679-8 |
0-511-23010-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 580 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political atrocities |
Genocide |
State-sponsored terrorism |
Ethnicity - Political aspects |
Democracy - Moral and ethical aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Argument; 2 Ethnic Cleansing in Former Times; 3 Two Versions of "We, the People"; 4 Genocidal Democracies in the New World; 5 Armenia, I; 6 Armenia, II; 7 Nazis, I; 8 Nazis, II; 9 Nazis, III; 10 Germany's Allies and Auxiliaries; 11 Communist Cleansing; 12 Yugoslavia, I; 13 Yugoslavia, II; 14 Rwanda, I; 15 Rwanda, II; 16 Counterfactual Cases; 17 Combating Ethnic Cleansing in the World Today; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A new theory of ethnic cleansing based on the most terrible cases (colonial genocides, Armenia, the Nazi Holocaust, Cambodia, Yugoslavia, Rwanda) and cases of lesser violence (early modern Europe, contemporary India, and Indonesia). Murderous cleansing is modern, 'the dark side of democracy'. It results where the demos (democracy) is |
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confused with the ethnos (the ethnic group). Danger arises where two rival ethno-national movements each claims 'its own' state over the same territory. Conflict escalates where either the weaker side fights because of aid from outside, or the stronger side believes it can deploy sudden, overwhelming force. Escalation is not simply the work of 'evil elites' or 'primitive peoples'. It results from complex interactions between leaders, militants, and 'core constituencies' of ethno-nationalism. Understanding this complex process helps us devise policies to avoid ethnic cleansing in the future. |
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