Genocide from Antiquity to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century [electronic resource] : History and Comparative Analysis

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grenke, Arthur.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide--Cross-cultural studies.

Genocide--History.

Genocide--History--Cross-cultural studies.

Genocide.

Local Subjects:

Genocide--Cross-cultural studies.

Genocide--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a historical analysis of the dynamics and factors that have led to genocide, from ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century. With its emphasis on the individual case studies, the book seeks to give insight into changing dynamics leading to genocide from ancient times to the present. ...it analy[z]es the different genocides with a view of isolating the dynamics historians see as contributing to the different mass destructions. This allows me to draw a much closer connection between the historical case and the theoretical analysis."

Contents:

Cover Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Case Studies Dynamis Contributing to Genocide in the Ancient World and Their Lingering Influence in Later Times: Introduction; Chapter One Establishing the Holy Land and the Destruction of the Idolaters; Chapter Two Mass Destruction and Genocide Among Ancient People with Many Deities; Chapter Three Mass Destruction Among Greeks and Romans; Chapter Four Mongol Destruction, Genocide, and the Establishment of the Mongol Empire; Chapter Five Shaka and the Establishment of the Zulu Kingdom

Chapter Six Dynamics that Contribnted to Mass Destruction in Imperial China: a SurveyCase Studies Divinely Inspired Faith, Mass Destruction, and Genocide: Introduction; Chapter Seven Mass Destruction, Genocide, and Islam: Introduction; Chapter Eight Jihad and the Expansion of Islam; Chapter Nine Jihad and the Mass Destruction of the Assyrian and Armenian Christians; Chapter Ten The Endeavour to Eradicate Christianity in Japan; Chapter Eleven From Persuasion to Disseminating and Maintaining Christianity through the Sword; Chapter Twelve The Algignesian Crusade and the Destruction of Cathars

Chapter Thirteen The Witch Hunts In EuropeChapter Fourteen Mass Destruction and the European Christian Encounter with People they saw a Beings Close to the Animal Kingdom: Introduction; Chapter Fifteen Conquest, Enslavement and Destruction in Spanish America; Chapter Sixteen The African Slave Trade and Mass Destruction; Chapter Seventeen The Enslavement of Africans in the Belgian Congo; Chapter Eighteen Mass Destruction, Genocide, and Cleansing the Indian from his Land In North Americ; Chapter Ninteen Destruction of Aboriginies in Tasmania, Australia

Chapter Twenty Crushing the Herero of German South West Africa (Namibia)Chapter Twenty One Mass Destruction and the Relationship Between Christian Europeans and People Seen to be Close to the Animal Kingdom - Summary; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-2054-1

OCLC:

777401177