02743nam 22006013u 450 991045294570332120210107004602.01-280-87427-997866137155861-136-29368-X1-136-29367-1(CKB)2550000000110940(EBL)981986(OCoLC)798209450(MiAaPQ)EBC981986(EXLCZ)99255000000011094020130418d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Genocide since 1945[electronic resource]Hoboken Taylor and Francis20121 online resource (177 p.)The Making of the Contemporary WorldDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-60633-0 Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Maps; Introduction; 1 Never again? From the Holocaust to the Genocide Convention; 2 The Genocide Convention; 3 Explaining genocide; 4 Perpetrators, bystanders, victims and rescuers; 5 Genocide during the Cold War; 6 Genocide after the Cold War; 7 Genocide and humanitarian intervention; 8 Justice and prevention; Conclusion: the politics of genocide today; Notes; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Glossary; IndexIn 1948 the United Nations passed the Genocide Convention. The international community was now obligated to prevent or halt what had hitherto, in Winston Churchill's words, been a ""crime without a name"", and to punish the perpetrators. Since then, however, genocide has recurred repeatedly. Millions of people have been murdered by sovereign nation states, confident in their ability to act with impunity within their own borders. Tracing the history of genocide since 1945, and looking at a number of cases across continents and decades, this book discusses a range of critical and interThe Making of the Contemporary WorldCrimes against humanityCrimes against humanityGenocideGenocideHISTORY / GeneralHISTORY / Modern / 20th CenturyHISTORY / WorldElectronic books.Crimes against humanity.Crimes against humanity.Genocide.Genocide.HISTORY / General.HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.HISTORY / World.364.151364.15109045Spencer Philip931044AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910452945703321Genocide since 19452094373UNINA