What is genocide?

Shaw, Martin 1947- (Author).

Summary: This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide.

Record details

ISBN: 9780745687063
ISBN: 0745687067
ISBN: 9780745687070
ISBN: 0745687075
Physical Description: print
ix, 235 pages ; 23 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Malden, MA : Polity Press, [2015]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: The importance of definition -- Raphael Lampkin and the idea of genocide -- The concept after Lamkin -- The Holocaust standard -- The "cleansing" euphemism -- The many "cides" of genocide -- From intentionality to structural concept -- The structure of genocide : conflict and war -- Actors and process in genocidal conflict -- Structural contexts : explaining modern genocide -- Conclusion: New definitions.