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Book SynopsisThe new edition of this market-leading textbook includes a revised introduction and updated chapters with new research and insights. Four new case studies of twenty-first-century genocides bring this horrific history up to the present moment: the genocide perpetrated by the government during Argentina’s Dirty War, the genocide of the Yazidis by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), genocidal violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar, and China’s genocide of the Uyghurs. Powerful survivor testimonies bring the essays to life and help readers grapple with the difficult lessons presented throughout the book.
Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgements Introduction Samuel Totten 1. The Genocide of California’s Yana Indians Benjamin Madley 2. Genocide of the Herero and Nama in German South-West Africa, 1904–1907 Dominik J. Schaller 3. The Armenian Genocide Rouben P. Adalian 4. Soviet Manmade Famine in Ukraine James Mace 5. The Holocaust: Jews, Gypsies, and the Handicapped Donald L. Niewyk 6. Genocide in Bangladesh Rounaq Jahan 7. Genocide in Cambodia Craig Etcheson 8. The Genocide Perpetrated by the Government of Argentina (1976–1983) Natasha Zaretsky 9. Guatemala: Acts of Genocide, Scorched-Earth Counterinsurgency War, and the Long Search for Justice Susanne Jonas 10. The Anfal Operations in Iraqi Kurdistan Michiel Leezenberg 11. The 1994 Genocide in Rwanda Gerald Caplan 12. Genocidal Violence in the Former Yugoslavia: Bosnia Herzegovina Martin Mennecke 13. The Darfur Genocide Samuel Totten 14. ISIS’s Genocide of the Yazidis Samuel Totten 15. Genocidal Violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar Ken MacLean 16. China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs Samuel Totten Afterword Samuel Totten Appendices Appendix I. The UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crimes of Genocide Appendix II. List of Crimes against Humanity Appendix III. Summary of the Concept of the Responsibility to Protect Appendix IV. A Select List of Films about Individual Genocides Appendix V. Table of Contents of Earlier Editions of Century of Genocide and Centuries of Genocide Index
