LEADER 02743nam 22006013u 450 001 9910452945703321 005 20210107004602.0 010 $a1-280-87427-9 010 $a9786613715586 010 $a1-136-29368-X 010 $a1-136-29367-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000110940 035 $a(EBL)981986 035 $a(OCoLC)798209450 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981986 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000110940 100 $a20130418d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aGenocide since 1945$b[electronic resource] 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 225 1 $aThe Making of the Contemporary World 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-60633-0 327 $aCover; 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; Index 330 $aIn 1948 the United Nations passed the Genocide Convention. The international community was now obligated to prevent or halt what had hitherto, in Winston Churchill's words, been a ""crime without a name"", and to punish the perpetrators. Since then, however, genocide has recurred repeatedly. Millions of people have been murdered by sovereign nation states, confident in their ability to act with impunity within their own borders. Tracing the history of genocide since 1945, and looking at a number of cases across continents and decades, this book discusses a range of critical and inter 410 4$aThe Making of the Contemporary World 606 $aCrimes against humanity 606 $aCrimes against humanity 606 $aGenocide 606 $aGenocide 606 $aHISTORY / General 606 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century 606 $aHISTORY / World 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aCrimes against humanity. 615 4$aCrimes against humanity. 615 4$aGenocide. 615 4$aGenocide. 615 4$aHISTORY / General. 615 4$aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. 615 4$aHISTORY / World. 676 $a364.151 676 $a364.15109045 700 $aSpencer$b Philip$0931044 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452945703321 996 $aGenocide since 1945$92094373 997 $aUNINA