Genocide and Mass Violence in Asia An Introductory Reader
Publisher: De Gruyter
Place of publication: Berlin/Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9783110659054; 9783110645293; 9783110655100
Subjects: Australasian & Pacific history; Asian history
Description: In Asia the "Age of Extremes" witnessed many forms of mass violence and genocide, related to the rise and fall of the Japanese Empire, the proxy wars of the Cold War, and the anti-colonial nation building processes that often led to new conflicts and civil wars. The present volume is considered an introductory reader that deals with different forms of mass violence and genocide in Asia, discusses the perspectives of victims and perpetrators alike.
Notes: English.