{"product_id":"theatres-of-violence-massacre-mass-killing-and-atrocity-throughout-history-11-war-and-genocide-11-9780857452993","title":"Theatres of Violence Massacre Mass Killing and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e...[A] milestone on the path toward a more sophisticated analysis of a key feature of human cruelty...[This volume''s] goal is exploration and inspiration of further research in, and discussion of, the history of massacres...[It] does an excellent job in doing exactly this, and I am sure it will serve for a long time as a major reference book in the broader field of mass violence studies. Thomas Kühne, Strassler Center for Holocaust \u0026amp; Genocide Studies, Clark University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMassacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare, and that they were often fundamental to the colonizing process in the early modern and modern worlds. Making a deliberate distinction between ''massacre'' and ''genocide'', the editors call for an entirely separate and new subject und\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eMaking a distinction between ‘massacre’ and ‘genocide,’ the editors strive to launch a new field of ‘massacre studies,’ focusing on mass killings that are not genocidal in intent. The book should be added to any library collecting in the field of mass violence studies\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cem\u003e  \u003c\/em\u003e·  \u003cstrong\u003eChoice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Students of world history need to understand that history does not exist in a concrete and established form but rather continues to be shaped by—and to shape, in turn—present prejudices and policies. Theatres of Violence, by tackling a selection of emotionally charged and highly contested events, illustrates that dynamic at work throughout history, and so it proves an important contribution to both the study of violence specifically and to world history in general.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e ·  Middle Ground Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“…\u003cem\u003ean admirable and varied collection of 20 chapters on the phenomenon of massacre… The density of the volume is such that this review cannot do full justice to the quality of the contributions.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cem\u003e  \u003c\/em\u003e·  \u003cstrong\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e\"...{A] milestone on the path toward a more sophisticated analysis of a key feature of human cruelty…[This volume’s] goal is exploration and inspiration of further research in, and discussion of, the history of massacres…[It] does an excellent job in doing exactly this, and I am sure it will serve for a long time as a major reference book in the broader field of mass violence studies.\" \u003c\/em\u003e ·  \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Kühne\u003c\/strong\u003e, Strassler Center for Holocaust \u0026amp; Genocide Studies, Clark University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Tables, Illustrations, and Maps\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Massacre and History\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePhilip Dwyer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLyndall Ryan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: MASSACRE AND ATROCITY IN THE ANCIENT AND PRE-MODERN ERAS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Origins of Massacres\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJohn Docker \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Massacres in the Peloponnesian War\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBrian Bosworth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e“The Abominable Quibble”\u003c\/em\u003e: Alexander’s Massacre of Indian Mercenaries at Massaga\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eElizabeth Baynham \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Roman Concept of Massacre: Julius Caesar in Gaul \u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJane Bellemore \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Atrocity and Massacre in the High and Late Middle-Ages\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLaurence W. \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eMarvin \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Sea of Blood? Massacres during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1641–53\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eInga Jones \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: THE COLONIAL FRONTIER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eLooking the Other Way: The Gnadenhutten Massacre and the Contextual Interpretation of Violence\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRob Harper \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Settler Massacres on the Australian Colonial Frontier, 1836-1851 \u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eLyndall Ryan \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eTactics of Nineteenth Century Colonial Massacre: Tasmania, California and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBenjamin Madley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Blueprint for Massacre: The United States Army and the 1870 Blackfeet Massacre\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBlanca Tovías de Plaisted \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eWhen Massacre Appears: Representations of Australian Indigenous Massacres in Fiction\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKatrina Schlunke \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: CONTESTED NARRATIVES: MEMORY, ATROCITY AND MASSACRE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eMemories of Massacres and Atrocities during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003ePhilip Dwyer \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eStalin’s Trap: The Katyn Forest Massacre between Propaganda and Taboo\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eClaudia Weber \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Great Secret: Sites of Mass Killings in Stalinist Russia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFrançois-Xavier Nérard \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003eSpectacular Atrocities: Making Enemies during the 1965-1966 Massacres in Indonesia\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eAnnie Pohlman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 16. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Necessary Salve: The ‘Hue Massacre’ in History and Memory\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eScott Laderman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 17. \u003c\/strong\u003eA Battle for Perceptions: Revisiting the Cassinga Controversy in Southern Africa\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGary Baines \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: THE DYNAMICS OF MODERN MASSACRE AND MASS KILLING \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 18. \u003c\/strong\u003eMethod in their Madness: Understanding the Dynamics of the Italian Massacre of Ethiopian Civilians, February-May 1937\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGiuseppe Finaldi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 19. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Algerian War on French Soil : The Paris Massacre of 17 October 1961\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHélène Jaccomard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 20. \u003c\/strong\u003eWedding Massacres and the War in Afghanistan\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eStephen J. 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