Ny!
Purify and Destroy
The Political Uses of Massacre and Genocide
«'This book is a major accomplishment in the study of genocide. Semelin explores the deep cause, specific triggers, political and international context, dynamics of implementation, nature of killing, and political uses of genocide as a modern phenomenon.'»
Omer Bartov, Brown University, and author of Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Ident
How can we comprehend the socio-political processes that give rise to extreme violence, ethnic cleansing or genocide? A major breakthrough in comparative analysis, Purify and Destroy demonstrates that it is indeed possible to compare the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Hercegovina while respecting the specificities of each. Les mer
418,-
Paperback
Sendes innen 21 dager
Interessert i historiebøker?
Bli med i fordelsklubben Vår historie og få fordelspris 355,-
How can we comprehend the socio-political processes that give rise to extreme violence, ethnic cleansing or genocide? A major breakthrough in comparative analysis, Purify and Destroy demonstrates that it is indeed possible to compare the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide and ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Hercegovina while respecting the specificities of each. Based on the essential distinction between massacre and genocide, Purify and Destroy identifies the main steps of a general process of destruction, rational and irrational, born of what Semelin terms 'delusional rationality', responding to fears, resentments and utopias, and re-modelling the social body by eliminating 'the enemy'. The main stages that can lead to a genocidal process, with ordinary people becoming perpetrators, are also identified.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781849043939
- Utgivelsesår
- 2014
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
Anmeldelser
«'This book is a major accomplishment in the study of genocide. Semelin explores the deep cause, specific triggers, political and international context, dynamics of implementation, nature of killing, and political uses of genocide as a modern phenomenon.'»
Omer Bartov, Brown University, and author of Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Ident
«'[An] outstanding contribution to the field of genocide studies.'»
International Affairs
«'[A] must-read for those who want to seriously engage the problem of genocide and massacre in rigorous and systematic fashion.'»
Political Science Quarterly
«'This important study is well worth the effort.'»
Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Kunders vurdering
Skriv en vurdering
Oppdag mer
Bøker som ligner på Purify and Destroy:
Ny!
Ny!
Ny!