LEADER 02582nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910809326803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-11504-X 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(OCoLC)801405640 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135580 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981986 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000110940 100 $a20111209d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGenocide since 1945 /$fPhilip Spencer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 225 1 $aThe making of the contemporary world 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a9780415606349 (Paperback) 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 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 $aIn 1948 the United Nations passed the Genocide Convention. The international community was now obligated to prevent or halt what had hitherto, in Winston Churchill's words, been a ""crime without a name"", and to punish the perpetrators. Since then, however, genocide has recurred repeatedly. Millions of people have been murdered by sovereign nation states, confident in their ability to act with impunity within their own borders. Tracing the history of genocide since 1945, and looking at a number of cases across continents and decades, this book discusses a range of critical and inter 410 0$aMaking of the contemporary world. 606 $aGenocide 606 $aCrimes against humanity 615 0$aGenocide. 615 0$aCrimes against humanity. 676 $a364.15/1 700 $aSpencer$b Philip$01640335 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809326803321 996 $aGenocide since 1945$93983824 997 $aUNINA