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Defining the horrific, readings on genocide and Holocaust in the 20th century, [edited by] William L. Hewitt

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Defining the horrific, readings on genocide and Holocaust in the 20th century, [edited by] William L. Hewitt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Defining the horrific

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52216275

Responsibility statement

[edited by] William L. Hewitt

Sub title

readings on genocide and Holocaust in the 20th century

Summary

This collection of readings examines how genocide and holocaust have defined the twentieth century. The overall discussion is global in perspective, examining incidents of the horrific in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Contains readings by scholars such as Anne Applebaum, Ward Churchill, Steven Katz, Robert Melson, Michael Parenti, Erna Paris, Samantha Power, R.J. Rummel, Edward Said, and Howard Zinn

Table Of Contents

Introduction : Defining the horrific, Close to home : Native American genocide -- What is yours is mine : colonialism -- The almost forgotten genocide : Armenia -- Death by hunger : Ukraine -- The holocaust -- Myths and history : Manchuria -- There are bombs, and there are bombs : Hiroshima -- Death by hunger reprise : China -- Rwanda, Sudan, Angola case studies : post-colonial Africa -- With friends like these... case studies : Argentina and Guatemala -- Cambodian "autogenocide" -- Case studies : Indonesia, East Timor, and Bangladesh -- Ethnic cleansing : Bosnia -- A tough neighborhood : the Middle East : Iraq ; Israelis and Palestinians -- Bastard child of the Cold War : North Korea -- Epilogue : commission by omission

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