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. Offering a radical
critique of the existing literature on genocide, he argues that
what distinguishes genocide from more legitimate warfare is that
the enemies targeted are groups and individuals of a civilian
character. He vividly illustrates his argument with a wide range of
historical examples - from the Holocaust to Rwanda and Palestine to
Yugoslavia - and shows how the question What is genocide? matters
politically whenever populations are threatened by violence. The
second edition of this compelling book will continue to spark
interest and vigorous debate, appealing to students and scholars
across the social sciences and in international law.
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