Genocide

Modern Crimes Against Humanity

• Author(s): Brendan January,
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books
• Pages: 160
• ISBN_10: 0761334211
  ISBN_13: 9780761334217
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / Violence , History / Modern / 20th Century , Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism , Social Science / Violence in Society ,

Description:... Genocide has become the human rights issue of our time. This book focuses on the genocides of the twentieth century, explaining what genocide is and discussing it in light of international law. The approach is thematic, examining causes, implementation, results, justice, and the survivors. It includes discussions of the Armenians, the Holocaust, the Cambodians of the killing fields, Tutsis of Rwanda, the Muslims of Bosnia, and non-Arabs in Darfur, Sudan. It includes firsthand accounts and experiences of this sensitive topic.--Publisher description.