Genocide and mass atrocities in Asia : legacies and prevention / edited by Deborah Mayerson and Annie Pohlman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Middleton, Ben.

Series:

Routledge contemporary Asia series ; 40.

Routledge contemporary Asia series ; 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide--Asia--History--20th century.

Genocide.

Atrocities--Asia--History--20th century.

Atrocities.

Mass murder--Asia--History--20th century.

Mass murder.

Political violence--Asia--History--20th century.

Political violence.

Psychic trauma--Social aspects--Asia.

Psychic trauma.

Genocide--Asia--Prevention--Government policy.

Asia--Politics and government--1945-.

Asia.

Asia--History, Military--20th century.

Asia--Social conditions.

Asia--Social policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The twentieth century has been labelled the 'century of genocide', and according to estimates, more than 250 million civilians were victims of genocide and mass atrocities during this period. This book provides one of the first regional perspectives on mass atrocities in Asia, by exploring the issue through two central themes.Bringing together experts in genocide studies and area specialists, the book looks at the legacy of past genocides and mass atrocities, with case studies on East Timor, Cambodia and Indonesia. It explores the enduring legacies of trauma and societal divisions, t

Contents:

Introduction / Deborah Mayersen and Annie Pohlman

Part 1. The Legacies of Atrocities in Asia

An Ongoing Legacy of Atrocity : Torture and the Indonesian State / Annie Pohlman

International Civil Society as Agent of Protection : Responses to the Famine in East Timor / Clinton Fernandes

Maximizing Transitional Justice Opportunities : The Case of East Timor's CAVR / Heather Castel

Transitional Justice Time : Uncle San, Aunty Yan, and Outreach at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal / Alex Hinton

Humanitarian Intervention and the Legacies of Security Council (In) action : East Pakistan (1971) and East Timor (1976-1979) / Phil Orchard

Part 2. Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia and Globally

Political Realism, Sovereignty and Intervention : Is Genocide Prevention Really Possible in a World of Sovereign States? / Paul Bartrop

Political Instability and Genocide : Comparing Causes in Asia and the Pacific and Globally / Benjamin Goldsmith, Dimitri Semenovich and Arcot Sowmya

Discourses on Violence : Constraints and Challenges for Mediators in Asia / Dale Bagshaw and Damien Coghlan

"Never Again" or Again and Again : The Genocide Convention, the Responsibility to Protect and Mass Atrocity Prevention / Deborah Mayersen

Conclusion / Deborah Mayersen and Annie Pohlman.

Notes:

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-04770-7

0-203-38085-1

1-135-04771-5

9780203380857

OCLC:

850080642