Economic Aspects of Genocides, Other Mass Atrocities, and Their Prevention
Author | : Charles H. Anderton |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 729 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199378296 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199378290 |
Rating | : 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This edited collection by 41 accomplished scholars examines economic aspects of genocides, other mass atrocities, and their prevention. Chapters include numerous case studies (e.g., California's Yana people, Australia's Aborigines peoples, Stalin's killing of Ukrainians, Belarus, the Holocaust, Rwanda, DR Congo, Indonesia, Pakistan, Colombia, Mexico's drug wars, and the targeting of suspects during the Vietnam war), probing literature reviews, and completely novel work based on extraordinary country-specific datasets. Also included are chapters on the demographic, gendered, and economic class nature of genocide.