New Directions in Genocide Research

ISBN-13: 9780415495967 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 312 str.

Adam Jones;Adam Jones

Opis

Genocide studies is a relatively new field of comparative inquiry, but recent years have seen an increasing range of themes and subject-matter being addressed reflecting a variety of features of the field and transformations within it.  This edited books seeks to capture the range of new approaches, theories and case studies in the field. It unfolds in three sections:

• The first section focuses on broad theories of comparative genocide, including a number of different perspectives.
• The second section critically reconsiders core themes of genocide studies, including humanitarian intervention and the role of bystanders;  and unfolds a range of challenging new directions, including the forcible transfer of children as a genocidal strategy, cultural genocide, the art and architecture of genocide, gender and genocide, structural violence, and the novel application of remote-sensing technologies to the detection and study of genocide.
• The third and final section is case-study focused, seeking to place both canonical and little-known cases of genocide in broader comparative perspective. Cases analyzed include genocide in North America, the Nazi Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide of 1994, and the Indonesian genocide of 1965-66.

The combination of cutting-edge scholarship and innovative approaches to familiar subjects makes this essential reading for all students and scholars in the field of genocide studies.

Spis treści

Preface: New Direction Adam Jones  Part 1: Theories  1. From Definition to Process: The Effects and Roots of Genocide Benjamin Lieberman  2.  The Concept of 'Genocidal Social Practices' Daniel Feierstein  3. Genocidal Moralities: A Critique Christopher J. Powell  Part 2: Themes  4. The Descruction of Sarajevo's  Vijećnica: A Case of Genocidal Cultural Descruction  Donna-Lee Frieze  5. Genocidal Masculinity Elisa von Joeden-Forgey  6. Invisible males: A critical Assessment of UN Gender Mainstreaming Policies in the Congolese Gendercide Paula Drumond Rangel Campos  7. Tracking Evidence of Genocide through Environmental Change: Applying Remote Sensing to the Study of Genocide  Russell Schimmer  8. Genocide and Structural Violence: Charting the Terrain Adam Jones  9. Moral Bystanders and Mass Violence Ernesto Verdeja  Part 3: Cases  10. When 'The World Was Turned Upside Down': California and Oregon's Tolowa Indian Genocide, 1851-1856 Benjamin Madley  11. Fresh Understandings of the Armenian Genocide: Mapping New Terrain with Old Questions Uğur Ümit Üngör  12. Sri Lanka and Genocidal Violence: From Retrospective to Prospective Research Benita Sumita  13. Researching Genocide in Africa: Establishing Ethnological and Historical Context Carol Jean Gallo  14. The Challenge of Social Reconciliation in Rwanda: Identity, Justice and Transformation David  J. Simon

O autorze

Adam Jones, is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna, Canada. His recent books include Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction (2^nd edition, 2010) and Gender Inclusive: Essays on Violence, Men, and Feminist International Relations (2009).