xii, 264 pages; illustrations; 23 cm; Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-251) and index; Also available via the World Wide Web
Economic aspects of genocides, other mass atrocities, and their prevention
β Scribed by Anderton, Charles H.; Brauer, Jurgen
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 729
- Series
- Oxford scholarship online
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This edited collection by 41 accomplished scholars examines economic aspects of genocides, other mass atrocities, and their prevention. Chapters include numerous case studies (e.g., California's Yana people, Australia's Aborigines peoples, Stalin's killing of Ukrainians, Belarus, the Holocaust, Rwanda, DR Congo, Indonesia, Pakistan, Colombia, Mexico's drug wars, and the targeting of suspects during the Vietnam war).
Abstract: This edited collection by 41 accomplished scholars examines economic aspects of genocides, other mass atrocities, and their prevention. Chapters include numerous case studies (e.g., California's Yana people, Australia's Aborigines peoples, Stalin's killing of Ukrainians, Belarus, the Holocaust, Rwanda, DR Congo, Indonesia, Pakistan, Colombia, Mexico's drug wars, and the targeting of suspects during the Vietnam war)
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