Perpetrators of mass atrocities have used displacement to transport
victims to killing sites or extermination camps to transfer victims
to sites of forced labor and attrition, to ethnically homogenize
regions by moving victims out of their homes and lands, and to
destroy populations by depriving them of vital daily needs.
Displacement has been treated as a corollary practice to crimes
committed, not a central aspect of their perpetration. Destroying
Them Gradually examines four cases that illuminate why perpetrators
have destroyed populations using displacement policies: Germany’s
genocide of the Herero (1904–1908); Ottoman genocides of
Christian minorities (1914–1925); expulsions of Germans from
East/Central Europe (1943–1952); and climate violence
(twenty-first century). Because displacement has been typically
framed as a secondary aspect of mass atrocities, existing
scholarship overlooks how perpetrators use it as a means of
executing destruction rather than a vehicle for moving people to a
specific location to commit atrocities. Â
General
Imprint: |
Rutgers University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights |
Release date: |
February 2024 |
First published: |
2024 |
Authors: |
Andrew R. Basso
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Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
292 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-978831-28-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-978831-28-5 |
Barcode: |
9781978831285 |
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