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.
| ISBN: | 9780521815451 |
| Publication date: | 20th October 2005 |
| Author: | Manus I Midlarsky |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 461 pages |
| Genres: |
Comparative politics Political economy |
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.
The Killing Trap features in the following genres: Comparative politics, Political economy
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The Killing Trap was written by Manus I Midlarsky and published by Cambridge University Press
The Killing Trap has 461 pages