The Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective

by Robert Gellately

Book Overview

Focusing on the twentieth century, this collection of essays by leading international experts offers an up-to-date, comprehensive history and analysis of multiple cases of genocide and genocidal acts. The book contains studies of the Armenian genocide; the victims of Stalinist terror; the Holocaust; and Imperial Japan. Contributors explore colonialism and address the fate of the indigenous peoples in Africa, North America, and Australia. In addition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521527503
• ISBN13: 9780521527507
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.8"