Theatres of violence [[electronic resource] ] : massacre, mass killing and atrocity throughout history / / edited by Philip G. Dwyer and Lyndall Ryan

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (350 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.609
• Soggetto topico: Massacres - History; Mass murder - History; Atrocities - History
• Classificazione: NK 1300
• Altri autori: DwyerPhilip G RyanLyndall <1943->
• Note generali: Papers from an international interdisciplinary symposium held at Newcastle, Australia, September 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Massacre and atrocity in the ancient and pre-modern eras -- pt. 2. The colonial frontier -- pt. 3. Contested narratives : memory, atrocity and massacre -- pt. 4. The dynamics of modern massacre and mass killings.
• Sommario/riassunto: Massacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare, and that they were often fundamental to the colonizing process in the early modern and modern worlds. Making a deliberate distinction between 'massacre' and 'genocide', the editors call for an entirely separate and new subject under the rubric of 'Massacre Studies', dealing with mass killings that are not genocidal
• Titolo autorizzato: Theatres of violence
• ISBN: 1-280-49659-2; 9786613591821; 0-85745-300-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779179503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: War and genocide ; ; v. 11.