The Cambridge World History of Genocide: Volume 3, Genocide in the Contemporary Era, 1914–2020

The file does not include the complete book. It runs until the end of p.428 (chapter on Mass Violence and Genocide in Latin America), whereas the full book has 820 pages.Volume III examines the most well-known century of genocide,the twentieth century. Opening with a discussion on thedefinitions of genocide and ‘ethnic cleansing’ and theirrelationships to modernity, it continues with a survey of thegenocide studies field, racism and antisemitism. The four partscover the impacts of racism, total war, imperial collapse, andrevolution; the crises of World War Two; the cold war; andglobalisation. Twenty-eight scholars with expertise in specificregions document thirty genocides from 1918 to 2021, in Europe,the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. The cases rangefrom the Armenian genocide to Maoist China, from theHolocaust to Stalin’s Ukraine, from Indonesia to Guatemala,Biafra, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda, and finallythe contemporary fate of the Rohingyas in Myanmar and the ISISslaughter of Yazidis in Iraq. The volume ends with a chapter onthe strategies for genocide prevention moving forward. Volume III examines the most well-known century of genocide, the twentieth century. Opening with a discussion on the definitions of genocide and 'ethnic cleansing' and their relationships to modernity, it continues with a survey of the genocide studies field, racism and antisemitism. The four parts cover the impacts of Racism, Total War, Imperial Collapse, and Revolution; the crises of World War Two; the Cold War; and Globalization. Twenty-eight scholars with expertise in specific regions document thirty genocides from 1918 to 2021, in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The cases range from the Armenian Genocide to Maoist China, from the Holocaust to Stalin's Ukraine, from Indonesia to Guatemala, Biafra, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda, and finally the contemporary fate of the Rohingyas in Myanmar and the ISIS slaughter of Yazidis in Iraq. The volume ends with a chapter on the strategies for genocide prevention moving forward. DOI: 10.1017/9781108767118 This three-volume set uncovers the long-term and immediate causes of genocide from prehistory to the twenty-first century, highlighting how humans have demonstrated genocidal intent over time, and how it can be prevented. It will be of interest to historians, political scientists, human rights associations and students.