Genocide, war crimes, and the West : history and complicity /
"Genocide and war crimes are increasingly the focus of scholarly and activist attention. Much controversy exists over how, precisely, these grim phenomena should be defined and conceptualized. Genocide, War Crimes and the West tackles this controversy, and clarifies our understanding of an impo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York : New York :
Zed Books ; Distributed exclusively in the U.S. by Palgrave,
2004.
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Colección: | History Reference Center.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "Genocide and war crimes are increasingly the focus of scholarly and activist attention. Much controversy exists over how, precisely, these grim phenomena should be defined and conceptualized. Genocide, War Crimes and the West tackles this controversy, and clarifies our understanding of an important but under-researched dimension: the involvement of the US and other liberal democracies in actions that are conventionally depicted as the exclusive province of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes."--Jacket |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (424 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781848130982 1848130988 9781848136823 184813682X 1842771914 9781842771914 |
Acceso: | Legal Deposit; |