Debating Genocide

Description

This book explores the subject of genocide through key debates and case studies. It analyses the dynamics of genocide - the processes and mechanisms of acts committed with the intention of destroying, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, religious or racial group - in order to shed light upon its origins, characteristics and consequences. Debating Genocide begins with an introduction to the concept of genocide. It then examines the colonial genocides at the end of the 19th- and start of the 20th-centuries; the Armenian Genocide of 1915-16; the Nazi 'Final Solution'; the Nazi genocide of the Gypsies; mass murder in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge; the genocides in the 1990s in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda; and the genocide in Sudan in the early 21st century. It also includes a thematic chapter which covers gender and genocide, as well as issues of memory and memorialisation. Finally, the book considers how genocides end, as well as the questions of resolution and denial, with Lisa Pine examining the debates around prediction and prevention and the R2P (Responsibility to Protect) initiative. This book is crucial for any students wanting to understand why genocides have occurred, why they still occur and what the key historical discussions around this subject entail.

Lisa Pine is Reader in History at London South Bank University, UK. She is the author of Education in Nazi Germany (2010), Hitler's 'National Community': Society and Culture in Nazi Germany (2007) and Nazi Family Policy, 1933-1945 (1997). She is also the editor of Life and Times in Nazi Germany (2016).

Debating Genocide is a solid, foundational text that instructors can turn to when introducing students to the topic of genocide. Its prose is direct and clear enough to enable young readers' swift comprehension. * World History Connected * With clear analysis and lucid prose, Lisa Pine provides a welcome introductory guide to the complexities of genocide studies. An excellent starting point for students grappling with the historical, political and ethical debates surrounding the phenomenon of genocide. * Dan Stone, Professor of Modern History, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK * Lisa Pine has written an excellent introduction to the history of genocide for students and non-experts alike. It is comprehensive in scope and provides readers with an accessible and lucid discussion of the nature and dynamics of this destructive phenomenon that continues to take a devastating toll in the modern world. * Alex Alvarez, Professor, Northern Arizona University, USA *