Genocide and the Modern Age: Etiology and Case Studies of Mass Death

by Isidor Wallimann, Michael Dobkowski, Richard L. Rubenstein

Overview

In the preface to this 2000 edition, the authors point out that with the advent of the millennium, it is important to take stock of the 20th century, which has been labelled as the Age of Genocide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815628286
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	04/28/2000
Series:	Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	322
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Isidor Wallimann is lecturer in sociology at the School of Social Work in Basel and the Institute of Sociology at the University of Bern, Switzerland.

Michael N. Dobkowski is professor of religious studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Editorial Reviews

The 13 original essays in this collection constitute a valuable addition to the large and still-growing literature on genocide. . . . Standard concept of genocide are reexamined and comparisons are drawn with related phenomena of mass destruction, such as 'total war.' . . . Most provocative and important of all, new theoretical perspectives and schemes of interpretation are presented. . . . The collection is enhanced by an excellent introduction and afterword. It is supplemented by a very useful selective annotated bibliography of the more important works on the problem of genocide, and an excellent index. Highly recommended.

Choice

A useful contribution to the field, with some outstanding articles and stimulating suggestions for the comparative study of genocide.

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