Never again? : the United States and the prevention and punishment of genocide since the Holocaust / Peter Ronayne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ronayne, Peter, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide.

Crimes against humanity.

United States--Foreign relations--20th century.

United States.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 223 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

Where will the first genocide of the 21st century occur? As the cases in Never Again? indicate, it's not a question of whether but when and where. The 20th century is notorious for several genocides beyond the infamous Nazi eradication of six million Jews, and this book covers three important cases in specific detail: Cambodia, Bosnia, and Rwanda. Beyond that, Never Again? explores the uneasy U.S. relationship to the U.N. Genocide Convention and posits an analysis of U.S. response to genocide past and forthcoming: nonintervention followed by post-genocide justice. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Contents:

Introduction: The United States in an Age of Genocide 1

1 An Unconventional Debate: The United States and the Genocide Convention 13

2 The United States and the Cambodian Tragedy 49

3 The United States and Genocide in Bosnia 101

4 Eyes Wide Shut: The United States and the Rwanda Genocide 151

Conclusion: "Thus Can We Make It" 197

Appendix The Genocide Convention 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742509214

0742509222

OCLC:

47023658