Genocide Matters Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives [Paperback]

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.

Foreword. Helen Fein  1. Introduction: Genocide Matters. Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives Joyce Apseland Ernesto Verdeja  2. Questioning Boundaries: Whats Old and Whats New in Comparative Genocide Theory Maureen Hiebert  3. Critical Genocide Studies Alex Hinton  4. Holocaust Studies and Genocide Studies: Past, Present and Future Donald Bloxham  5. Genocide and the Politics of Rape: Historical and Psychological Perspectives Roger W. Smith  6. Genocide by Attrition: Silent and Efficient Sheri P. Rosenbergand Everita Silina  7. Research and Teaching About Genocide: History, Challenges and New Directions Joyce Apsel  8. Humanitarian Military Intervention After the Responsibility to Protect: Obstacles and Prospects Paul D. Williams  9. Transitional Justice and Genocide Ernesto Verdeja

In Genocide Matters, Apsel and Verdeja bring together a range of important authors and themes, including the perspectives of the next generation of genocide scholars. This is an important volume to understanding the field. An indisplc¶