Genocide

by Barbara Krasner

Book Overview

In 1948, the United Nations established the Genocide Convention to legally define genocide as actions intended to destroy a particular group of people based on race, religion, ethnicity, and other defining characteristics. The goal was to prevent and punish future acts of genocide, but a number of mass killings have followed since its establishment, and in some situations whether these executions qualify as genocides is surprisingly unclear. The viewpoints...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534507264
• ISBN13: 9781534507265
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12