genocide

"In 2014, many people saw images of members of the Yazidi ethno-religious group on television. They sought refuge from Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) militants in the mountains of northern Iraq. Since then, the genocide against the Yazidi minority group has continued ... [tells] about Iraq and the Yazidis, as well as the violence the Yazidis have faced at the hands of ISIS."--Provided by publisher.

"One of the lesser-known historical crimes that wiped out millions of people was Holodomor (loosely translated from Ukrainian as "death by hunger"), the famine and genocide that occurred during Soviet rule between 1932 and 1933 ... relates the shocking story of how a natural disaster was weaponized by the Soviet Union under the rule of Joseph Stalin to punish a whole people."--Provided by publisher.

Former U.S. Marine, Brian Steidle, presents eye-witness accounts to the genocide in Darfur as "Janjaweed" and Sudanese troops attacked Darfurian rebel groups and African civilians, destroyed villages, and indiscriminately murdered men, women, and children.

Jean Hatzfeld offers an inside look at the motives behind the genocidal massacre of almost a million people in Rwanda more than a decade ago, interviewing ten of the killers and examining why they killed thousands of men, women, and children.

"Looks back at some of the most reprehensible acts of genocide in human history to gain a better understanding of what interventions have taken place in the past, and to what extent they have helped"--Amazon.

Examines the definition of "genocide"; the response of governments and the United Nations to genocide; and genocide prevention; and presents case histories.

Provides an introduction to the origins, characteristics, and consequences of genocide that draws on key historical, political, and ethical debates surrounding modern genocides in Armenia, Germany, Cambodia, the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and the Sudan. Focuses on four key areas of debate being genocide and gender, genocide prevention, justice after genocide, and the role of memory and memorialization.

"A moving, unforgettable tribute to a Tutsi woman who did everything to protect her children from the Rwandan genocide, by the daughter who refuses to let her family's story be forgotten. The story of the author's mother, a fierce, loving woman who for years protected her family from the violence encroaching upon them in pre-genocide Rwanda. Recording her memories of their life together in spare, wrenching prose, Mukasonga preserves her mother's voice in a haunting work of art"-- Provided by publisher.

Traces the history of genocidal acts that have occurred in Darfur during the early twenty-first century, sharing first-hand accounts from survivors on their lives before, during, and after genocidal events, and providing documents issued by the United States, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to address whether or not the actions of the Sudanese government constitute genocide.

Presents an alphabetically-arranged encyclopedia with over three hundred fifty entries depicting genocide and war crimes from ancient history through the twenty-first century and includes information on the various individuals and groups that have been targeted, courts and tribunals, and various sorts of reparations.