Modern Genocide: The Definitive Resource and Document Collection [4 volumes] - Hardcover

Steven Leonard Jacobs; Paul R. Bartrop

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610693639 ISBN 13: 9781610693639

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2014

Synopsis

This massive, four-volume work provides students with a close examination of 10 modern genocides enhanced by documents and introductions that provide additional historical and contemporary context for learning about and understanding these tragic events. * Provides a comprehensive examination of 10 modern genocides together in a single reference work, written by experts to be easily readable by advanced high school, undergraduate, and graduate students * Includes a collection of documents with each genocide section that also contains appropriate introductions to set the historical and contemporary context * Addresses not only the sobering reality of these different modern genocides but the pervasive, long-term consequences and impact on the communities affected by them * Supplies Analyze sections that allow for critical thinking while providing readers with insight into some of the most controversial and significant issues involving genocide * Serves as a gateway to further explorations regarding questions on genocide prevention, intervention, and the delivery of humanitarian aid

About this title

Review:

"This work lends itself to disciplinary approaches in law, history, human rights, social psychology, and related fields and is recommended for academic libraries." - Booklist

"This engaging work will be useful for students and scholars alike because it captures the complexity of genocide and interrogates the broader historical context that produces atrocity. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All academic audiences; general readers." - Choice

About the Author:

Paul R. Bartrop, PhD, is professor of history and director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL. Steven Leonard Jacobs, DHL, holds the Aaron Aronov Endowed Chair of Judaic Studies at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, where he is also associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1610693639
• ISBN 13: 9781610693639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 2432
• Editor: Steven Leonard Jacobs, Paul R. Bartrop