Sites of Genocide by Adam Jones
What is the significance and relevance of the concept of 'genocide' today? In this wide-ranging collection of essays and interviews, Adam Jones, one of the world's leading genocide scholars, explores the uses and controversies surrounding the term coined by Raphael Lemkin to describe and prohibit mass atrocities against defined human groups.Adam Jones, PhD is Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna, Canada. He is the author of Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction (Routledge), a widely used textbook in the field of comparative genocide studies. He is the author or editor of over a dozen other books, mostly on genocide, gender, and crimes against humanity. Jones was selected as one of "Fifty Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Genocide" for the book volume of that title (Routledge, 2010). He has worked as an expert consultant with the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, helping to implement conflict-prevention seminars in the Balkans, Southeast Asia, and elsewhere.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781032001517 |
| ISBN 10 | 1032001518 |
| Title | Sites of Genocide |
| Author | Adam Jones |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 290 |
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