The role of massacre in history has been given little focused
attention either by historians or academics in related fields. This
is surprising as its prevalence and persistence surely demands that
it should be a subject of serious and systematic exploration. What
exactly is a massacre? When -- and why -- does it happen? Is there
a cultural, as well as political framework within which it occurs?
How do human societies respond to it? What are its social and
economic repercussions? Are massacres catalysts for change or are
they part of the continuity of the human saga? These are just some
of the questions the authors address in this important volume.
Chronologically and geographically broad in scope, The Massacre
in History provides in-depth analysis of particular massacres and
themes associated with them from the 11th century to the present.
Specific attention is paid to 15th century Christian-Jewish
relations in Spain, the St. Batholemew's Day massacre, England and
Ireland in the civil war era, the 19th century Caucasus, the rape
of Nanking in 1937 and the Second World War origins of the
Serb-Croat conflict. The book explores the subject of massacre from
a variety of perspectives -- its relationship to politics, culture,
religion and society, its connection to ethnic cleansing and
genocide, and its role in gender terms and in relation to the
extermination of animals. The historians provide evidence to
suggest that the "massacre" is often central to the course of human
development and societal change.
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