Genocide: A World History

by Norman M Naimark and Norman M. Naimark

Book Overview

Genocide occurs in every time period and on every continent. Using the 1948 U.N. definition of genocide as its departure point, this book examines the main episodes in the history of genocide from the beginning of human history to the present. Norman M. Naimark lucidly shows that genocide both changes over time, depending on the character of major historical periods, and remains the same in many of its murderous dynamics. He examines cases of genocide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019976526X
• ISBN13: 9780199765263
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"