Bosnia's Million Bones by Christian Jennings
During the Bosnian conflict, 8,000 men and boys were massacred in one of the worst war crimes in modern Europe. Years later, a team of scientists worked relentlessly to identify every one of the victims using new forensic tools. Moving and fast-paced, Bosnia's Million Bones is a story of science, politics, and justice.
'Bosnia's Million Bones tells the story of how innovative DNA forensic science solved the grisly conundrum of identifying each bone [from the Srebrenica massacre] so that grieving families might find some closureThis is an important book: it illustrates the unspeakable horrors of a complex war whose causes have always been hard for outsiders to comprehend. The author, a British journalist, has the advantage of on-the-ground knowledge of the war...the story needs to be told...and those who make it through will emerge shaken, and educated' - Nature "The International Commission on Missing Persons' work done with DNA is, without doubt, the single most important achievement within the field of human identification with DNA. The story of their very important, almost incredible, work must be told to the world. In this necessary book, foreign correspondent Christian Jennings has done just that. This book makes a difference." - Professor Niels Morling, Vice-President of the International Society for Forensic Genetics 'A precisely rendered, gruelling account of how the 1995 Srebrenica massacre propelled a scientific revolution in missing persons identification. An inspirational but disturbing story of science as counterweight to evil - not for the squeamish.' - Kirkus Reviews "A terrific piece of work: an important story which is told compellingly but soberly.' Edward Stourton, BBC broadcaster 'Christian Jennings is a lucid and compassionate writer. His research, attention to detail, and storytelling skills make Bosnia's Million Bones an engrossing exploration of the techniques that forensic scientists use to unravel the crimes of war and bring those responsible to justice. This book is a poignant tribute to every parent who has moved heaven and earth to find his or her disappeared child-and to the scientists who have come to their aid.' - Eric Stover, author of The Witnesses: War Crimes and the Promise of Justice in The Hague and Faculty Director, The Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley, School of Law "Jennings brings to light the horror of ethnic cleansing, and stunningly renders both the exhuming and testing of the bodies, and attempts by crack forensics teams to identify the victims." Publishers Week 'Until now, the issue of the millions of persons missing due to armed conflict and human rights abuses has been a silent one. When people disappear, particularly through violent crimes by state authorities, family members left behind are often terrified to seek answers about the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones. ICMP has helped end that silence. This important and timely book on the groundbreaking efforts of ICMP demonstrates that the missing can be located and those responsible brought to account." Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan
Christian Jennings is an investigative journalist who has written for Wired,The Economist and Reuters, among others, from countries including Rwanda, Kosovo, Somalia, Burundi and Bosnia. He is the former Communications Director at the ICMP, the international forensic science organization, founded by Bill Clinton,that uses advanced DNA technology to identify persons missing from conflicts worldwide. He has also been investigating and covering the hunt for Ratko Mladic and other major war-criminals in the Balkans since 1999, and splits his time between Sarajevo, Bosnia and Turin, Italy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781137278685 |
| ISBN 10 | 1137278684 |
| Title | Bosnia's Million Bones |
| Author | Christian Jennings |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 2013-11-26 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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