Genocide: A Reader (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195377705)

Genocide is a phenomenon that continues to confound scholars, practitioners, and general readers. Notwithstanding the carnage of the twentieth century, our understanding of genocide remains partial. Disciplinary boundaries have inhibited integrative studies and popular, moralizing accounts have hindered comprehension by advancing simple truths in an area where none are to be had. Genocide: A Reader lays the foundations for an improved understanding of genocide. With the help of 150 essential contributions, Jens Meierhenrich provides a unique introduction to the myriad dimensions of genocide and to the breadth and range of critical thinking that exists concerning it. This innovative anthology offers genre-defining as well as genre-bending selections from diverse disciplines - in law, the social sciences, and the humanities - as well as from other fields. A wide-ranging introductory chapter on the study and history of genocide accompanies the carefully curated and annotated collection. By revisiting the past of genocide studies and imagining its future, Genocide: A Reader is an indispensable resource for novices and specialists alike.

Author: Jens Meierhenrich
ISBN-10: 0195377702
ISBN-13: 9780195377705
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 01/23/2014
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.00w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2014 pg. 119