Overview
Details the causes and ramifications of the genocides perpetrated in the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. This title presents a historical context that provides the necessary background on the actors and victims to help us better understand these episodes of atrocious political violence.
Full Product Details
Author: Samuel Totten ,
William S. Parsons
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 3rd New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.794kg
ISBN: 9780415990851
ISBN 10: 0415990858
Pages: 654
Publication Date: 15 November 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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General
Replaced By: 9780415871921
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
I have used this book as the basic text in my courses on genocide since its first edition. It is written by the foremost experts on the major genocides of the twentieth century and, in the new edition, the twenty-first. Most importantly, its first-hand accounts by eye-witnesses expose the personal side of genocide, the most depersonalizing crime against humanity. The stories it tells are unforgettable. --Dr. Gregory H. Stanton, President, International Association of Genocide Scholars The third edition of Century of Genocide provides valuable comparative perspectives of colonial, political, and ideological mass killing from the Herero and Armenian cases in the early twentieth century to Rwanda and Darfur at the end of the century and into the next. It is compelling both as an overarching general survey that includes first-person testimony and as a call for effective measures to prevent and deal with the scourge of genocide and crimes against humanity. --Richard G. Hovannisian, Professor of History and Chair in Modern Armenian History, University of California, Los Angeles This is an important, comprehensive, and at times urgent account of modern genocide. The geographical and historical breadth of cases as well as the combining of thoughtful analysis and powerful eyewitness accounts make this book a very valuable contribution for scholars and students alike. --Scott Straus, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
I have used this book as the basic text in my courses on genocide since its first edition. It is written by the foremost experts on the major genocides of the twentieth century and, in the new edition, the twenty-first. Most importantly, its first-hand accounts by eye-witnesses expose the personal side of genocide, the most depersonalizing crime against humanity. The stories it tells are unforgettable. --Dr. Gregory H. Stanton, President, International Association of Genocide Scholars The third edition of Century of Genocide provides valuable comparative perspectives of colonial, political, and ideological mass killing from the Herero and Armenian cases in the early twentieth century to Rwanda and Darfur at the end of the century and into the next. It is compelling both as an overarching general survey that includes first-person testimony and as a call for effective measures to prevent and deal with the scourge of genocide and crimes against humanity. --Richard G. Hovannisian, Professor of History and Chair in Modern Armenian History, University of California, Los Angeles This is an important, comprehensive, and at times urgent account of modern genocide. The geographical and historical breadth of cases as well as the combining of thoughtful analysis and powerful eyewitness accounts make this book a very valuable contribution for scholars and students alike. --Scott Straus, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Author Information
Samuel Totten is a Professor at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and co-founding editor of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal. He has also been a Fulbright Fellow at the Centre for Conflict Management, National University of Rwanda. William S. Parsons is Chief of Staff for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
