genocide

"Presents an account of the involvement of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger in Pakistan's 1970s military dictatorship and argues that they encouraged China's military presence in India, illegally supplied weapons that were used in massacres and embraced military strategies that have negatively impacted geopolitics for decades"--Provided by OCLC.

Examines the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes, describing how the killings were more widespread than many believed, and explores how those crimes influenced other events in modern history.

Details Stalin's reign as the leader of the Soviet Union, focusing on his network of concentration camps, the Gulag.

Drawing upon Ottoman sources including parliamentary minutes, letters, military and court records, and eyewitness accounts, the author examines the Armenian genocide that took place during World War I; and maintains that the Turkish military and ruling political parties as well as the Ottomans were responsibile.

Forensic anthropologist Clea Koff chronicles the experiences she had during her involvement in the UN International Criminal Tribunal's missions to Rwanda to uncover physical evidence of genocide and crimes against humanity.

Presents a comprehensive history of genocide and crimes against humanity including those committed by the Khmer Rouge, the Armenian and Nazi Holocausts, Stalin's cleansing of the elite and educated, and mass murders in Rwanda.

Explores how the political, military, and administrative leadership of Rwanda became involved in the planning of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi population.

Recounts the author's experiences and observations of the genocide in Darfur, and her role as a physician treating girls who had been raped and mutilated, after tensions between Sudan's Islamist dictatorship and communities such as the Zaghawa tribe exploded.

Presents the story of Sano Halo's life as told to her daughter, Thea, telling how, at the age of ten, she and her family were driven from their home by Turkish soldiers in a raid that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people;and discussing her marriage at the age of fifteen to a much-older man, and their life together in America.

A group of philosophers, critics, and writers weigh the moral issues involved in a young Jews' response to a dying Nazi's confession of mass murder.