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Springer, Jane

 
9781773067605: Genocide: Revised and Expanded Edition (Groundwork Guides)
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ISBN 10: 1773067605 ISBN 13: 9781773067605
Editorial: Groundwood HUB, 2024

Sinopsis

What is genocide? Why does it happen? What can be done to prevent it from happening again?

At the end of the Second World War, with the establishment of the United Nations, the holding of the Nuremberg Trials and the adoption of the Genocide Convention, the international community assured itself that genocide would never happen again. But never again has become a meaningless phrase.

This book asks why. It also asks, what is genocide? Where has it happened in the past? Who is being threatened by genocide today? And what can we do to prevent this terrible crime from recurring?

Providing an overview of the history of genocide worldwide, this revised, expanded edition helps readers answer these questions. It brings them up to date with recent events―the killing of the Rohingya in Myanmar, the persecution of the Uyghurs in China, the broader recognition of the genocide of Indigenous Peoples, the resurgence of fighting in Darfur, and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. It examines and elucidates the debates and controversies surrounding the use of the term genocide as well as the reasons for the common response by individuals, governments and the United Nations ― denial.


Key Text Features

annotated resources

chapters

definitions

explanation

facts

further information

further reading

headings

historical context

illustrations

index

map

sidebars

table of contents

timeline

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Acerca de los autores

JANE SPRINGER is an author, editor and translator who has worked in international development. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.



SANTIAGO SOLÍS is a graphic designer, illustrator, art director and editor. His art has been exhibited internationally. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Why don’t bystanders act? It may be because of fear of authorities and fear of being killed themselves. But many people “stand by” watching (or hiding their eyes) even when they are not personally in danger. They may not involve themselves because the “us-them” propaganda has been successful, and so they do not identify with the victims or recognize their humanity. (The closer or more related a bystander feels to a victim, the more likely he or she is to act to help.) Maybe the bystanders see victims the way the perpetrators want them to see them — as animals or criminals. At times of crisis, bystanders may believe that getting rid of this group of people will solve the country’s or their own personal problems. In many situations, bystanders have something to gain from the victims’ deaths, such as land, money, jobs or consumer goods. And of course, sometimes they just have no idea what they could do to protest or intervene.

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Editorial
Groundwood HUB
Año de publicación
2024
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1773067605
ISBN 13 
9781773067605
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Ilustrador
Solís Santiago
Número de páginas
160
Editor
Springer Jane
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