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100 1  Latham, Michelle Gabriella.
245 10 Economic motives for total genocide : |ba comparison of the Armenian, the Holocaust and Rwandan genocides / |cby Michelle G. Latham.
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] : |b[publisher not identified], |c2000.
300    148 pages
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
502    Thesis (M.A.)--Boston College, 2000.
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148).
520    The twentieth century witnessed an intensification of mass interethnic killings that gave rise to a new term, genocide. "Total genocide" is a state policy to exterminate most or all of a collective group, and destroy its cultural identity. Scholars have tended to focus on ideological explanations to explain the extreme violence of genocide. This study suggests, however, that economic incentives are a motive for total genocide and play a more significant role. A comparative analysis of three cases reveals hardening ethnic and economic minority identities-particularly perceptions of "unjust" wealth and disproportionate representation in lucrative occupations-generates antagonism between minority and majority groups. During periods of crisis, the state enriches itself and supporters by systematically manipulating these identities to justify the minority's extermination and the expropriation of their wealth.
530    Electronic version(s) |bavailable internally at USHMM.
533    Photocopy. |bAnn Arbor, Mich. : |cUMI Dissertation Services, |d2001. |e23 cm.
590    Dissertations and Theses
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
650  0 Genocide |xEconomic aspects.
650  0 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
650  0 Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923.
651  0 Rwanda |xHistory |yCivil War, 1994 |xAtrocities.
856 41  |uhttp://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=732172431&sid=14&Fmt=6&clientId=54617&RQT=309&VName=PQD |zElectronic version from ProQuest
956 41  |uhttp://dc.ushmm.org/library/bib65455/1399452.pdf |zHosted by USHMM.
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