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The Meaning of Genocide by Mark Levene (2005, Hardcover)

How should we understand genocide in the modern world? As an aberration from the norms of a dominant liberal international society? Or rather as a guide to the very dysfunctional nature of the international system itself? "The Meaning of Genocide" is the first work of its nature to consider the phenomenon within a broad context of world historical development. In this book, Mark Levene sets out the conceptual issues in the study of genocide, addressing the fundamental problems of defining genocide and understanding what we mean by perpetrators and victims, before placing it in the context of world history. "The Meaning of Genocide" is the first of a major four-volume survey which examines its subject within an extensive global and historical framework and which will become the definitive work on the subject.

Number of Volumes
4 Vols.
Lc Classification Number
Hv6322.7
Reviews
"One of the most extensive discussions of the concept of genocide...the historical range is impressive." -- World Politics, "One of the most extensive discussions of the concept of genocideâ€¦the historical range is impressive."Â -- World Politics, "One of the most extensive discussions of the concept of genocideâ€¦the historical range is impressive." -- World Politics "Levene's enormous effort...is one of the most audacious and impressive works on the topic to emerge in some time...represents a much needed addition to the literature" -- The Review of Politics
Publication Name
Meaning of Genocide
Table of Content
Preface * Acknowledgements * An Introduction to Genocide in the Age of the Nation-State * The Meaning of Genocide * Definitional Conundrums * 'Perpetrators', 'Victims' and Collective Unreason * Continuity and Discontinuity in the Historical Record
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
College Audience
Lccn
2006-618721
Dewey Decimal
304.663
Dewey Edition
22

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