Controversies in the Field of Genocide Studies
By: Samuel Totten
Contributors: Theriault, Henry; Von Joeden-Forgey, Elisa
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781351295000
Subjects: Genocide; Study and teaching; Prevention
Description: "At the heart of the field of Genocide Studies lies an active core of vigorous debate that has led to both heated disagreements and productive disputes. This new volume in the Genocide: A Critical Bibliographic Review series focuses on these, as well as other significant issues. Chapters in this volume focus on a number of issues: Did Peru's Aché suffer genocide? What was the role of media propaganda in the Rwandan Genocide, and what more, if anything, could have been done about it? Have Rwanda's post-genocide gacaca courts successfully promoted reconciliation? How has denial affected governmental recognition around the world of the Armenian, Hellenic, and Assyrian genocides? Why have some left-wing 6 rogressives" engaged in denial of the Rwandan Genocide? Has anti-genocide activism had a meaningful effect in prevention of or intervention against genocide?In the pages of this book, readers can explore the various debates that have defined the study of genocide and that are redefining it today. This insightful and provocative volume will entice further discussion on the concept of genocide and will be a must-read for the field of genocide studies."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part 1. Cases; 1 The Case of the Aché: The Genocide Debate Continues Unabated; 2 The Role of Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide: Hate Propaganda, Media Effects, and International Intervention; Part 2. Aftermaths; 3 Rwanda's Gacaca Courts: Instrument of Reconciliation? An Ongoing Controversy; 4 Controversies Around Governmental and Parliamentary Recognition of the Armenian, Hellenic, and Assyrian Genocides; 5 Manufacturing Controversy: Left-Wing Denial of the Rwandan Genocide.; title: Part 3. General Issues in the Field6 Anti-genocide Activism: A Very Mixed Affair; Contributors; Index.