The Politics of Genocide

by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson

Book Overview

In this impressive book, Edward S. Herman and David Peterson examine the uses and abuses of the word "genocide." They argue persuasively that the label is highly politicized and that in the United States it is used by the government, journalists, and academics to brand as evil those nations and political movements that in one way or another interfere with the imperial interests of U.S. capitalism. Thus the word "genocide" is seldom applied when...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583672125
• ISBN13: 9781583672129
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Monthly Review Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"