Beschreibung:
Joyce Apsel is a faculty member in the Liberal Studies Program at New York University and was a recipient of the 2009 NYU Distinguished Teaching Award. She was President of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (2001-03) and is currently President of the Institute for the Study of Genocide. She is Director of RightsWorks International, a human rights and genocide educational initiative.
This edited book provides an interdisciplinary overview of recent scholarship in the field of genocide studies.
Foreword. Helen Fein 1. Introduction: Genocide Matters. Ongoing Issues and Emerging Perspectives Joyce Apsel and Ernesto Verdeja 2. Questioning Boundaries: What's Old and What's New in Comparative Genocide Theory Maureen Hiebert 3. Critical Genocide Studies Alex Hinton 4. Holocaust Studies and Genocide Studies: Past, Present and Future Donald Bloxham 5. Genocide and the Politics of Rape: Historical and Psychological Perspectives Roger W. Smith 6. Genocide by Attrition: Silent and Efficient Sheri P. Rosenberg and Everita Silina 7. Research and Teaching About Genocide: History, Challenges and New Directions Joyce Apsel 8. Humanitarian Military Intervention After the Responsibility to Protect: Obstacles and Prospects Paul D. Williams 9. Transitional Justice and Genocide Ernesto Verdeja