The Genocide Debate Politicians, Academics, and Victims [Hardcover]

Neither a case study of a particular genocide nor a work of comparative genocide, this book explores the political constraints and imperatives that motivate debates about genocide in the academic world and, to a lesser extent, in the political arena. The book is an analysis of the ways that political interests shape discourse about genocide.Introduction: A Most Sensitive Matter Bangladesh: The Politics of Genocide Neglect Arguing About Cambodia Genocide and Political Interest Who Was the Biggest Victim? Genocide and the Politics of Suffering The Disputed Fate of the Ottoman Armenians Genocide Provocation: The Ottoman Armenians and the Rwandan Tutsis Final Thoughts: Still Others Seek Their Due

In his timely new book, The Genocide Debate , Donald W. Beachler makes a compelling case that studying the politics of genocide scholarship is as important as studying genocide itself. By showing how different episodes of mass killing - in Rwanda, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Nazi Germany, and the Ottoman Empire - have been politicized, he offers a useful comparative perspective on a topic of great contemporary relevance. - Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Associate Professor of History and Director, Judaic Studies Program, Fairfield University

DONALD W. BEACHLER Associate Professor of Politics at Ithaca College, USA.