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The Genocide Debate: Politicians, Academics, and Victims 1st ed. 2011 Edition
Author(s): D. Beachler (Author)
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date: 6 Sept. 2011
- Edition: 1st ed. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 212 pages
- ISBN-10: 1349295744
- ISBN-13: 9781349295746
Book Description
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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“In his timely new book, The Genocide Debate , Donald W. Beachler makes a compelling case that studying the politics of genocide scholarship is as important as studying genocide itself. By showing how different episodes of mass killing – in Rwanda, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Nazi Germany, and the Ottoman Empire – have been politicized, he offers a useful comparative perspective on a topic of great contemporary relevance.” – Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, Associate Professor of History and Director, Judaic Studies Program, Fairfield University
About the Author
DONALD W. BEACHLERAssociate Professor of Politics at Ithaca College, USA.
