genocide

Presents a collection of primary and secondary source materials discussing genocide in Rwanda.

The Holocaust's atrocities and losses are foremost in most people's minds, but this volume highlights the Jews who summoned the courage to stand up and fight. This compelling volume gives a history leading up to Holocaust and the terror inflicted by the Nazis during World War II.

Cambodian child soldier Arn Chorn-Pond defied the odds and used all of his courage and wits to survive the murderous regime of the Khmer Rouge.

Contains over 450 alphabetically arranged entries that examine the history of crimes against humanity, covering human rights, war criminals, war crime trials, genocide, international law, and many other topics, and includes a selection of primary documents.

Explores how past American presidents have failed to stop genocide in other countries, describes the U.S. response to genocide since the Holocaust, and explains how current policy can be improved to prevent future killings.

Inspired by a true story, this relates the tale of siblings Sosi, Shahen, and Mariam who survive the Armenian genocide of 1915 by escaping from Turkey alone over the mountains.

A collection of essays about ways that genocide can be prevented.

Offers a comprehensive analysis of the genocide in Rwanda and the impact it has had on the region, discussing how the genocide originated and how the Rwandan people are recovering.

"In 1994, the akazu, Rwandan's political elite, planned the genocidal mass slaughter of 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsi and Hutu who lived in the country. Given the failure of the international community to acknowledge the genocide, in 1998, ten African authors visited Rwanda in a writing initiative that was an attempt to make partial amends ... [This book, which is divided into two sections, is first] shaped by the author's own experiences in Rwanda and [secondly] by the stories shared by survivors"--Provided by publisher.