ABSTRACT

This edited book provides an interdisciplinary overview of recent scholarship in the field of genocide studies. The book examines four main areas:

  • The current state of research on genocide
  • New thinking on the categories and methods of mass violence
  • Developments in teaching about genocide
  • Critical analyses of military humanitarian interventions and post-violence justice and reconciliation

The combination of critical scholarship and innovative approaches to familiar subjects makes this essential reading for all students and scholars in the field of genocide studies.

chapter |15 pages

Introduction: Genocide Matters

Ongoing issues and emerging perspectives

chapter |26 pages

Questioning Boundaries

What's old and what's new in comparative genocide theory

chapter |23 pages

Holocaust Studies and Genocide Studies

Past, present, and future

chapter |24 pages

Genocide and the Politics of Rape

Historical and psychological perspectives

chapter |21 pages

Genocide by Attrition

Silent and efficient

chapter |23 pages

Research and Teaching about Genocide

History, challenges and new directions