Donald W Beachler - The Genocide Debate Politicians, Academics torrent

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Book Title: The Genocide Debate: Politicians, Academics, and Victims
Book Author: Donald W. Beachler (Author)
Hardcover: 212 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (6 Sep 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0230114148
ISBN-13: 978-0230114142

Book Description
Publication Date: 6 Sep 2011
Neither a case study of a particular genocide nor a work of comparative genocide, this book explores the political constraints and imperatives that motivate debates about genocide in the academic world and, to a lesser extent, in the political arena. The book is an analysis of the ways that political interests shape discourse about genocide. It consists of case studies of Cambodia, Bangladesh, the Ottoman Armenians, the Holocaust and a comparative study of the concept of genocide provocation as applied to the Armenians, and Tutsis.

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'The Genocide Debate is a thoughtful and well-researched critique of the manner in which American academics have approached the study of mass atrocity. It offers an accessible overview of the structure and origins of the most heated controversies in the field, and - by raising questions as to the objectivity of existing scholarship - challenges the academy to elevate and broaden its discourse...' - Journal of International Criminal Justice

Book Description
This book explores the political constraints and imperatives that motivate debates about genocide in the academic world and, to a lesser extent, in the political arena.

About the Author
DONALD W. BEACHLER Associate Professor of Politics at Ithaca College, USA.