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What is genocide? [Elektronische Ressource] : Second edition / Martin Shaw

Shaw, Martin,i1947-

2. ed.

Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2015

496 S.

Literaturverz. S. 439 - 465

978-0-7456-8707-0 ; 978-0-7456-8706-3

NK 1300 NQ 2360 NQ 1068 MD 8980 MC 7300 MD 8920 PR 2210

 

Völkermord  Begriff 

 

Online-Ausg.: Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest

Online-Ressource

978-0-7456-8710-0

This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw's classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea's history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide.  Offering a radical critique of the existing literature on genocide, he argues that what distinguishes genocide from more legitimate warfare is that the 'enemies' targeted are groups and individuals of a civilian character.  He vividly illustrates his argument with a wide range of historical ex...