E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten
Reihe: Key Ideas in Criminology
Alvarez Genocidal Crimes
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-134-03580-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten
Reihe: Key Ideas in Criminology
ISBN: 978-1-134-03580-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Genocide has emerged as one of the leading problems of the twentieth century. No corner of the world seems immune from this form of collective violence. While many individuals are familiar with the term, few people have a clear understanding of what genocide is and how it is carried out. This book clearly discusses the concept of genocide and dispels the widely held misconceptions about how these crimes occur and the mechanisms necessary for its perpetration.
Genocidal Crimes differs from much of the writing on the subject in that it explicitly relies upon the criminological literature to explain the nature and functioning of genocide. Criminology, with its focus on various types of criminality and violence, has much to offer in terms of explaining the origins, dynamics, and facilitators of this particular form of collective violence. Through application of a number of criminological theories to various elements of genocide Alex Alvarez presents a comprehensive analysis of this particular crime. These criminological perspectives are underpinned by a variety of psychological, sociological, and political science based insights in order to present a more complete discussion of the nature and functioning of genocide.
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1. Defining a Crime 2. States and Genocide I: State Crime & War 3. States and Genocide II: Legitimacy and Ideology 4. Perpetrators I: The Organizational Context 5. Perpetrators II: The Individual Context 6. An End To Genocide?
