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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810040603321

Autore

Rubinstein W. D.

Titolo

Genocide : a history / / William D. Rubinstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-86995-8

1-315-83613-0

1-317-86996-6

1-281-38444-5

9786611384449

1-4082-1138-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Disciplina

364.1/51/09

364.15109

Soggetti

Genocide - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by Pearson Education.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; 1 Genocide in history; 2 Genocide in pre-modern societies; 3 Genocide in the Colonial Age, 1492-1914; 4 Genocide in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914-79; 5 Genocide in the era of ethnic cleansing and Third World dictators, 1945-2000; 6 Outlawing genocide and the lessons of history; Appendix: The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Genocide is a topic beset by ambiguities over meaning and double standards. In this stimulating and gripping history, William Rubinstein sets out to clarify the meaning of the term genocide and its historical evolution, and provides a working definition that informs the rest of the book. He makes the important argument that each instance of genocide is best understood within a particular historical framework and provides an original chronology of these distinct frameworks. In the final part of the book he critically examines a number of alleged past and recent genocides: from nativ