Modern genocide : analyzing the controversies and issues / Paul R. Bartrop, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bartrop, Paul R. (Paul Robert), 1955- editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide--History.

Genocide.

Genocide--Sociological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 376 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018]

Summary:

This work looks at current areas of debate in genocide studies to provide insights into what a genocide is, why genocides occur, and what the consequences are once a genocide is recognized as such. It also illuminates how and why rational people can view the same set of circumstances as genocide or not, and how it might be possible in the future to alleviate or even prevent genocide.

Contents:

Cover

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

The Challenge of Genocide

Explaining Genocide

Who Are the Perpetrators?

Genocide and War

Modern Genocide: Analyzing the Controversies and Issues

Acknowledgments

Part 1: Defining Genocide

Chapter 1: Is the United Nations' 1948 Definition of Genocide Still Viable Given More Recent Genocidal Events?

1.1 Background Essay

1.2 The Concept of Genocide

1.3 Genocide: The Definitional Problem

1.4 Is the Definition of Genocide Still Viable?

Further Reading

Part 2: Genocide before 1945

Chapter 2: Did the American Indian Wars Constitute Genocide?

2.1 Background Essay

2.2 Cultural Genocide of Native American People

2.3 A Clash of Incompatible Cultures

2.4 Three Centuries of Genocide

Chapter 3: Were Australian Aborigines Subject to Genocide?

3.1 Background Essay

3.2 Not Genocide: Historical Controversy over Australian Aborigines

3.3 Multiple Phases of Genocide

3.4 Genocidal Intent in the Context of Australia

Chapter 4: Was the Irish Potato Famine a Genocide?

4.1 Background Essay

4.2 Omission Not Commission

4.3 English Policy in Ireland

Chapter 5: Was the Destruction of the Hereros Simply a Part of the Colonial Process, or Was It a Deliberate Policy of Genocidal Annihilation?

5.1 Background Essay

5.2 Influence of War on German Colonial Policy

5.3 Racism and the Herero Genocide

Chapter 6: Why Is the Armenian Genocide Not as Well Known as Some Other Major Genocides?

6.1 Background Essay

6.2 The Armenian Genocide: The Politics of Memory

6.3 Historical Amnesia and the Armenian Genocide

6.4 Public Memory and Official Denial

Further Reading.

Chapter 7: Do the United States, Israel, and the United Nations Have Valid Reasons for Not Formally Recognizing the Armenian Genocide?

7.1 Background Essay

7.2 Problem of Recognition of the Armenian Genocide and International Relations with Modern Turkey

7.3 Diplomacy and Denial: Reluctance to Recognize the Armenian Genocide

7.4 Deliberate Forgetfulness: Diplomacy and Denial

Chapter 8: Was the Ukrainian Famine (the Holodomor of the Early 1930s) a Genocide?

8.1 Background Essay

8.2 Deliberate Inaction: Soviet Policies and Holodomor

8.3 Holodomor and the UN Genocide Convention Criteria

8.4 Intentionality and the Holodomor

Chapter 9: Should the Allies Have Bombed Auschwitz?

9.1 Background Essay

9.2 Allies Should Have Bombed Rail Lines

9.3 Bombing Auschwitz and Political Will

9.4 Gauging Success: What Would Bombing Auschwitz Have Accomplished?

9.5 Diverted Resources and Grand Strategy

Chapter 10: Was the Vatican a Bystander to the Holocaust?

10.1 Background Essay

10.2 Waiting for an Answer: Closed Archives and Pope Pius XII

10.3 Moral Leadership of Pope Pius XII

10.4 Role of Bystanders: Lacking a Comprehensive Picture

Chapter 11: Was Adolf Hitler the Primary Driving Force behind the Holocaust, or Would It Have Occurred Even without his Leadership?

11.1 Background Essay

11.2 The Central Role of Hitler

11.3 The Key Role of the German People

11.4 The Historical Roots of the Holocaust

Part 3: Genocide during the Cold War

Chapter 12: Did Australia's Relationship with Indonesia Play a Role in the Genocide in East Timor?

12.1 Background Essay

12.2 Australia's Complicity in East Timor

12.3 Australia: A Beneficiary of the East Timor Genocide?

Chapter 13: Did the United States and Most Other Western Countries Turn a Blind Eye to Indonesian Atrocities in East Timor from 1975 Onward?

13.1 Background Essay

13.2 Diplomatic Support Amid Indonesian Military Action in East Timor

13.3 U.S., British, and Australian Support of Indonesia

Chapter 14: Who Bears Principal Responsibility for the Cambodian Genocide?

14.1 Background Essay

14.2 Direct Role of Khmer Rouge

14.3 Ideological Motivations for Political Mass Murder

14.4 Khmer Rouge: Ideological Purpose of Genocide

Chapter 15: Did Racism or Political Ideology Play a Greater Role in the Guatemalan Genocide?

15.1 Background Essay

15.2 Race and Ideology: Long-Term Causes of the Guatemalan Genocide

15.3 Race and Anticommunism in the Guatemalan Genocide

Chapter 16: Was the Kurdish Genocide Possible without the Iran-Iraq War?

16.1 Background Essay

16.2 Kurdish Genocide and Saddam Hussein

16.3 Genocide without the Iran-Iraq War

16.4 The Context of the Iran-Iraq War

Chapter 17: Did the Failure of the International Community to Accord the Kurds their Own Nation-State Play a Key Role in Saddam Hussein's Decision to Commit Genocide against Them?

17.1 Background Essay

17.2 Responsibilities of the International Community

17.3 Appeals for Self-Determination Ignored by the International Community

17.4 The Role of Turkish Policy Regarding Kurdish Statehood

Part 4: Genocide from the 1990s to the Present

Chapter 18: Did the End of the Cold War Play a Major Role in the Events That Led to the Bosnian Genocide?

18.1 Background Essay

18.2 Long-Term Causes of Balkan Tensions

18.3 Yugoslav Wars and the Bosnian Genocide

Chapter 19: Was the International Community Justified in Initially Avoiding Military Action to Prevent Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia?

19.1 Background Essay

19.2 Slow and Unsure Military Action

19.3 Limited Intervention Justifiable and Understandable

19.4 Domestic Politics Delayed Military Action

Chapter 20: Was French Involvement in Rwanda a Major Factor in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide?

20.1 Background Essay

20.2 France's Complicity in the Rwandan Genocide

20.3 Colonialism, France, and the Rwandan Genocide

Chapter 21: Does the Film Hotel Rwanda Accurately Depict the Rwandan Genocide?

21.1 Background Essay

21.2 Historical Revisionism and Paul Rusesabagina

21.3 Hotel Rwanda and Memory

Chapter 22: Could the United Nations Have Done More to Stop the Genocide in Rwanda?

22.1 Background Essay

22.2 The United Nations Could Not Have Stopped the Genocide

22.3 The United Nations Could Have Stopped the Genocide with a Stronger Mandate

Chapter 23: What Was the Primary Cause of the Darfur Genocide?

23.1 Background Essay

23.2 Omar al-Bashir, Arabism, and the International Community

23.3 Role of Government of Sudan

Chapter 24: Is the Conflict in Darfur an Example of a Just Case for Intervention?

24.1 Background Essay

24.2 Moral and Legal Obligations May be Contradictory

24.3 People's Welfare Outweighs States' Sovereignty

24.4 A Just Reason for International Intervention

Chapter 25: Should the Ethnic Cleansing Committed against the Rohingya Minority in Myanmar in 2017 Be Considered Genocide?

25.1 Background Essay

25.2 The Rohingya: Genocide in Myanmar?

25.3 Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide: The Destruction of the Rohingya

Part 5: Prevention, Intervention, and the Future

Chapter 26: What Are the Most Effective Ways to Prevent Future Genocides?

26.1 Background Essay

26.2 Genocide Watch: Warning Signs and Prevention Policy

26.3 Prevention: Studies and Recommendations

26.4 Reservations about Genocide Prevention

Chapter 27: Can Humanitarian Intervention in Countries Suffering from Genocidal Violence Be Justified, Even Though Such Intervention Conflicts with International Law?

27.1 Background Essay

27.2 Military Intervention Not Justified

27.3 Humanitarian Intervention and National Sovereignty

27.4 The Complex History of International Law and Humanitarian Intervention

Chapter 28: Why Did It Take the United States Almost 40 Years to Ratify the 1948 UN Convention on Genocide?

28.1 Background Essay

28.2 Reluctance to Ratify

28.3 International and Domestic Factors Hindering Ratification

Chapter 29: Should Military Personnel Be Treated Differently from Other Perpetrators in Cases of Genocide?

29.1 Background Essay

29.2 Military Personnel: Specialized Training and Personal Responsibility

29.3 International Law and Military Personnel

29.4 Responsibility of Military Personnel and International Law

Appendix: United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, December 9, 1948

About the Editor and Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400686665

9798216118534

9781440864681

1440864683

OCLC:

1088926890