Genocide Matters

<p>This edited book provides an interdisciplinary overview of recent scholarship in the field of genocide studies. The book examines four main areas:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>The current state of research on genocide </li> <li>New thinking on the categories and methods of mass violence </li> <li>Developments in teaching about genocide </li> <li>Critical analyses of military humanitarian interventions and post-violence justice and reconciliation</li> </ul><p>The combination of critical scholarship and innovative approaches to familiar subjects makes this essential reading for all students and scholars in the field of genocide studies.</p> <p>Foreword. <em>Helen Fein</em> 1. Introduction: Genocide Matters. Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives <em>Joyce Apsel</em> and <em>Ernesto Verdeja</em> 2. Questioning Boundaries: What’s Old and What’s New in Comparative Genocide Theory <em>Maureen Hiebert</em> 3. Critical Genocide Studies <em>Alex Hinton</em> 4. Holocaust Studies and Genocide Studies: Past, Present and Future <em>Donald Bloxham</em> 5. Genocide and the Politics of Rape: Historical and Psychological Perspectives <em>Roger W. Smith</em> 6. Genocide by Attrition: Silent and Efficient <em>Sheri P. Rosenberg</em> and <em>Everita Silina</em> 7. Research and Teaching About Genocide: History, Challenges and New Directions <em>Joyce Apsel</em> 8. Humanitarian Military Intervention After the Responsibility to Protect: Obstacles and Prospects <em>Paul D. Williams</em> 9. Transitional Justice and Genocide <em>Ernesto Verdeja</em></p>