Publication

2005-10-31 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

120,000 words, Guess

Page Count

480 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivekillingtrapgenoc00midl
  • ISBN-100521815452
  • ISBN-139780521815451
  • Goodreads6854569
  • Better World Books9780521815451
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  • Better World BooksP9-DLE-240
  • Open LibraryOL7755579M

Classifications

  • LCCHV6322.7 .M53 2005

Description

The Killing Trap offers a comparative analysis of the genocides, politicides and ethnic cleansings of the twentieth century, which are estimated to have cost upwards of forty million lives. The book seeks to understand both the occurrence and magnitude of genocide, based on the conviction that such comparative analysis may contribute towards prevention of genocide in the future. Manus Midlarsky compares socio-economic circumstances and international contexts and includes in his analysis the Jews of Europe, Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, Tutsi in Rwanda, black Africans in Darfur, Cambodians, Bosnians, and the victims of conflict in Ireland. The occurrence of genocide is explained by means of a framework that gives equal emphasis to the non-occurrence of genocide, a critical element not found in other comparisons, and victims are given a prominence equal to that of perpetrators in understanding the magnitude of genocide.

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Other Editions

  • The Killing Trap: Genocide in the Twentieth CenturyHardcoverCambridge University Press2005-10-31
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