- Summary
- Genocide occurs in every time period and on every continent. Using the 1948 U.N. definition of genocide as its departure point, this book examines the main episodes in the history of genocide from the beginning of human history to the present. Norman M. Naimark lucidly shows that genocide both changes over time, depending on the character of major historical periods, and remains the same in many of its murderous dynamics. He examines cases of genocide as distinct episodes of mass violence, but also in historical connection with earlier episodes. Unlike much of the literature in genocide studies, Naimark argues that genocide can also involve the elimination of targeted social and political groups, providing an insightful analysis of communist and anti-communist genocide. He pays special attention to settler (sometimes colonial) genocide as a subject of major concern, illuminating how deeply the elimination of indigenous peoples, especially in Africa, South America, and North America, influenced recent historical developments. At the same time, the "classic" cases of genocide in the twentieth Century - the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, Rwanda, and Bosnia -- are discussed, together with recent episodes in Darfur and Congo. -- Provided by publisher.
- Series
- The new Oxford world history
New Oxford world history.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Naimark, Norman M., author.
- Published
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
- Contents
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Introduction
The ancient world
Warrior genocides
The Spanish conquest
Settler genocide
Modern genocides
Communist genocides
Anti-communist genocide
Genocide in the post-Cold War world
Conclusion.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-162) and index.
Introduction -- The ancient world -- Warrior genocides -- The Spanish conquest -- Settler genocide -- Modern genocides -- Communist genocides -- Anti-communist genocide -- Genocide in the post-Cold War world -- Conclusion.
