What is genocide? / Martin Shaw.
"In this intellectually and politically potent new book. Martin Shaw proposes a way through the confusion surrounding the idea of genocide. He considers the origins and development of the concept and its relationships to other forms of political violence. Offering a radical critique of the exis...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; Malden, Mass. :
Polity,
2007.
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| Summary: | "In this intellectually and politically potent new book. Martin Shaw proposes a way through the confusion surrounding the idea of genocide. He considers the origins and development of the concept and its relationships to other forms of political violence. Offering a radical critique of the existing literature on genocide. Shaw argues that what distinguishes genocide from more legitimate warfare is that the 'enemies' targeted are groups and individuals of a civilian character. He vividly illustrates his argument from a wide range of historical episodes, and shows how the question 'What is genocide?' matters politically whenever populations are threatened by violence."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 222 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780745631820 0745631827 0745631835 9780745631837 9780745674667 0745674666 |