How should we understand genocide in the modern world? As an aberration from the norms of a dominant liberal international society? Or rather as a guide to the very dysfunctional nature of the international system itself? "The Meaning of Genocide" is the first work of its nature to consider the phenomenon within a broad context of world historical development. In this book, Mark Levene sets out the conceptual issues in the study of genocide, addressing the fundamental problems of defining genocide and understanding what we mean by perpetrators and victims, before placing it in the context of world history. "The Meaning of Genocide" is the first of a major four-volume survey which examines its subject within an extensive global and historical framework and which will become the definitive work on the subject.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
I. B. Tauris & Company, The Limited
ISBN-10
1850437521
ISBN-13
9781850437529
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47785972
Product Key Features
Author
Mark Levene
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Human Rights, Genocide & War Crimes, Violence in Society, World
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
20.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
4 Vols.
Lc Classification Number
Hv6322.7
Reviews
"One of the most extensive discussions of the concept of genocide...the historical range is impressive." -- World Politics, "One of the most extensive discussions of the concept of genocide…the historical range is impressive." -- World Politics, "One of the most extensive discussions of the concept of genocide…the historical range is impressive." -- World Politics "Levene's enormous effort...is one of the most audacious and impressive works on the topic to emerge in some time...represents a much needed addition to the literature" -- The Review of Politics
Publication Name
Meaning of Genocide
Table of Content
Preface * Acknowledgements * An Introduction to Genocide in the Age of the Nation-State * The Meaning of Genocide * Definitional Conundrums * 'Perpetrators', 'Victims' and Collective Unreason * Continuity and Discontinuity in the Historical Record
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
College Audience
Lccn
2006-618721
Dewey Decimal
304.663
Dewey Edition
22
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