Overview
Advancing Genocide Studies follows in the footsteps of the editor's earlier volume, Pioneers of Genocide Studies. Here a new generation of scholars presents personal essays that reveal their motivation to study genocide, the passion that drives them to continue its study, their primary scholarly interests and efforts, and their perspective on the field as it currently stands. The contributors come from diverse backgrounds, numerous different nations and various disciplines: Kjell Anderson (The Netherlands, criminology); Yair Auron (Israel, history and education); Taner Akcam (Turkey and United States, history and sociology); Alexander Alvarez (United States, criminology); Gerry Caplan (Canada, history); Craig Etcheson (United States, international relations); Maureen Hiebert (Canada, political science); Adam Jones (Canada, political science); Henry Theriault (United States, philosophy); Samuel Totten (United States, history and political science); and Ugor Ungor (The Netherlands, history and sociology). All the contributors are well known in the field of genocide studies, and all have made important contributions to this area. Variously, they have done important theoretical work, produced new findings vis-a-vis old cases of genocide, and are pursuing new issues and topics within the field of genocide studies. Many have worked ""on the ground"" and bring a sense of immediacy to various crises.
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Author: Samuel Totten
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.498kg
ISBN: 9781412862455
ISBN 10: 1412862450
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 30 October 2015
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Samuel Totten presents a unique set of essays by scholars from seven fields of inquiry. The reader is introduced to wide-ranging applications of social science theories, innovative historical analysis, and thoughtful sorties of moral imagination pertaining to a wide array of topics in regard to the crime of crimes. In certain cases, the joining of academic scholarship and activism may seem problematic, but the proof of its productivity may be found in the deeds and writings of many of the authors. Now in its third generation of scholars, the field of genocide studies may be reaching 'comfortable institutionalization.' As long as mass atrocities occur, they argue, genocide studies will advance only by uncomfortable revision, deepening, extension, and challenge. --John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University
-Samuel Totten presents a unique set of essays by scholars from seven fields of inquiry. The reader is introduced to wide-ranging applications of social science theories, innovative historical analysis, and thoughtful sorties of moral imagination pertaining to a wide array of topics in regard to the crime of crimes. In certain cases, the joining of academic scholarship and activism may seem problematic, but the proof of its productivity may be found in the deeds and writings of many of the authors. Now in its third generation of scholars, the field of genocide studies may be reaching 'comfortable institutionalization.' As long as mass atrocities occur, they argue, genocide studies will advance only by uncomfortable revision, deepening, extension, and challenge.- --John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University -This collection of essays grabs the reader's attention by recounting the highly personal reasons that scholars acknowledged their duty to awaken the world to the horror of genocide. Their experiences bring a freshness and immediacy to a subject many would prefer to leave in the archives. Their stories are compelling and honest, and yet intellectually rigorous in handling the unpalatable facts. While international institutions continue to avert their eyes from the existence of contemporary genocide and ethnic cleansing, this volume will remain essential.- --Rebecca Tinsley, founder, Waging Peace, and author of When the Stars Fall to Earth Samuel Totten presents a unique set of essays by scholars from seven fields of inquiry. The reader is introduced to wide-ranging applications of social science theories, innovative historical analysis, and thoughtful sorties of moral imagination pertaining to a wide array of topics in regard to the crime of crimes. In certain cases, the joining of academic scholarship and activism may seem problematic, but the proof of its productivity may be found in the deeds and writings of many of the authors. Now in its third generation of scholars, the field of genocide studies may be reaching 'comfortable institutionalization.' As long as mass atrocities occur, they argue, genocide studies will advance only by uncomfortable revision, deepening, extension, and challenge. --John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University This collection of essays grabs the reader's attention by recounting the highly personal reasons that scholars acknowledged their duty to awaken the world to the horror of genocide. Their experiences bring a freshness and immediacy to a subject many would prefer to leave in the archives. Their stories are compelling and honest, and yet intellectually rigorous in handling the unpalatable facts. While international institutions continue to avert their eyes from the existence of contemporary genocide and ethnic cleansing, this volume will remain essential. --Rebecca Tinsley, founder, Waging Peace, and author of When the Stars Fall to Earth Samuel Totten presents a unique set of essays by scholars from seven fields of inquiry. The reader is introduced to wide-ranging applications of social science theories, innovative historical analysis, and thoughtful sorties of moral imagination pertaining to a wide array of topics in regard to the crime of crimes. In certain cases, the joining of academic scholarship and activism may seem problematic, but the proof of its productivity may be found in the deeds and writings of many of the authors. Now in its third generation of scholars, the field of genocide studies may be reaching 'comfortable institutionalization.' As long as mass atrocities occur, they argue, genocide studies will advance only by uncomfortable revision, deepening, extension, and challenge. --John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University This collection of essays grabs the reader's attention by recounting the highly personal reasons that scholars acknowledged their duty to awaken the world to the horror of genocide. Their experiences bring a freshness and immediacy to a subject many would prefer to leave in the archives. Their stories are compelling and honest, and yet intellectually rigorous in handling the unpalatable facts. While international institutions continue to avert their eyes from the existence of contemporary genocide and ethnic cleansing, this volume will remain essential. --Rebecca Tinsley, founder, Waging Peace, and author of When the Stars Fall to Earth
Samuel Totten presents a unique set of essays by scholars from seven fields of inquiry. The reader is introduced to wide-ranging applications of social science theories, innovative historical analysis, and thoughtful sorties of moral imagination pertaining to a wide array of topics in regard to the crime of crimes. In certain cases, the joining of academic scholarship and activism may seem problematic, but the proof of its productivity may be found in the deeds and writings of many of the authors. Now in its third generation of scholars, the field of genocide studies may be reaching 'comfortable institutionalization.' As long as mass atrocities occur, they argue, genocide studies will advance only by uncomfortable revision, deepening, extension, and challenge. --John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University This collection of essays grabs the reader's attention by recounting the highly personal reasons that scholars acknowledged their duty to awaken the world to the horror of genocide. Their experiences bring a freshness and immediacy to a subject many would prefer to leave in the archives. Their stories are compelling and honest, and yet intellectually rigorous in handling the unpalatable facts. While international institutions continue to avert their eyes from the existence of contemporary genocide and ethnic cleansing, this volume will remain essential. --Rebecca Tinsley, founder, Waging Peace, and author of When the Stars Fall to Earth
"-Samuel Totten presents a unique set of essays by scholars from seven fields of inquiry. The reader is introduced to wide-ranging applications of social science theories, innovative historical analysis, and thoughtful sorties of moral imagination pertaining to a wide array of topics in regard to the crime of crimes. In certain cases, the joining of academic scholarship and activism may seem problematic, but the proof of its productivity may be found in the deeds and writings of many of the authors. Now in its third generation of scholars, the field of genocide studies may be reaching 'comfortable institutionalization.' As long as mass atrocities occur, they argue, genocide studies will advance only by uncomfortable revision, deepening, extension, and challenge.- --John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University -This collection of essays grabs the reader's attention by recounting the highly personal reasons that scholars acknowledged their duty to awaken the world to the horror of genocide. Their experiences bring a freshness and immediacy to a subject many would prefer to leave in the archives. Their stories are compelling and honest, and yet intellectually rigorous in handling the unpalatable facts. While international institutions continue to avert their eyes from the existence of contemporary genocide and ethnic cleansing, this volume will remain essential.- --Rebecca Tinsley, founder, Waging Peace, and author of When the Stars Fall to Earth ""Samuel Totten presents a unique set of essays by scholars from seven fields of inquiry. The reader is introduced to wide-ranging applications of social science theories, innovative historical analysis, and thoughtful sorties of moral imagination pertaining to a wide array of topics in regard to the crime of crimes. In certain cases, the joining of academic scholarship and activism may seem problematic, but the proof of its productivity may be found in the deeds and writings of many of the authors. Now in its third generation of scholars, the field of genocide studies may be reaching 'comfortable institutionalization.' As long as mass atrocities occur, they argue, genocide studies will advance only by uncomfortable revision, deepening, extension, and challenge."" --John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University ""This collection of essays grabs the reader's attention by recounting the highly personal reasons that scholars acknowledged their duty to awaken the world to the horror of genocide. Their experiences bring a freshness and immediacy to a subject many would prefer to leave in the archives. Their stories are compelling and honest, and yet intellectually rigorous in handling the unpalatable facts. While international institutions continue to avert their eyes from the existence of contemporary genocide and ethnic cleansing, this volume will remain essential."" --Rebecca Tinsley, founder, Waging Peace, and author of When the Stars Fall to Earth ""Samuel Totten presents a unique set of essays by scholars from seven fields of inquiry. The reader is introduced to wide-ranging applications of social science theories, innovative historical analysis, and thoughtful sorties of moral imagination pertaining to a wide array of topics in regard to the crime of crimes. In certain cases, the joining of academic scholarship and activism may seem problematic, but the proof of its productivity may be found in the deeds and writings of many of the authors. Now in its third generation of scholars, the field of genocide studies may be reaching 'comfortable institutionalization.' As long as mass atrocities occur, they argue, genocide studies will advance only by uncomfortable revision, deepening, extension, and challenge."" --John Hubbel Weiss, Cornell University ""This collection of essays grabs the reader's attention by recounting the highly personal reasons that scholars acknowledged their duty to awaken the world to the horror of genocide. Their experiences bring a freshness and immediacy to a subject many would prefer to leave in the archives. Their stories are compelling and honest, and yet intellectually rigorous in handling the unpalatable facts. While international institutions continue to avert their eyes from the existence of contemporary genocide and ethnic cleansing, this volume will remain essential."" --Rebecca Tinsley, founder, Waging Peace, and author of When the Stars Fall to Earth"
Author Information
Samuel Totten, professor emeritus, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA, continues to conduct field work in the Nuba Mountains, Sudan. Totten is the editor of Transaction Publishers' Genocide Studies series.
