The United States and Genocide: (Re)Defining the Relationship / Edition 1

by Jeffrey Bachman

Overview

This book challenges the dominant narrative of the United States' relationship with genocide through a comprehensive analysis of this relationship, situated within the broader genocide studies literature, while emphasizing the role of state responsibility for the commission of genocide and the crime's ancillary acts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138047952
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/30/2017
Series:	Routledge Studies in Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jeffrey S. Bachman is Professorial Lecturer in Human Rights and Director of the Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs MA Program at the American University's School of International Service, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: (Re)Contextualizing the US Relationship with Genocide 2. Redefining Genocide 3. Cultural Genocide: Nullum Crimen Sine Lege 4. Conspiracy to Commit Genocide in Indonesia 5. Complicity in Genocide in Bangladesh and Guatemala 6. A History of Genocide in Iraq 7. Genocide in Vietnam 8. Again and Again: The US Relationship with Genocide

Editorial Reviews

"This book...reopens the academic debate on a relatively under-researched question: the role of the United States in the perpetration and prevention of mass violence and more specifically genocide. Very critical of the American authorities, the book is nonetheless based on a solidly argumentation and, in the end, is quite convincing."- Julien Zarifian, Politique Americaine, 2018

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