The politics of genocide /

"In this impressive book, Edward S. Herman and David Peterson examine the uses and abuses of the word 'genocide'. They argue persuasively that the label is highly politicized and that in the United States it is used by the government, journalists, and academics to brand as evil those...

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Main Authors: Herman, Edward S. (Author), Peterson, David, 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Monthly Review Press, [2010]
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Table of Contents:
  • The Iraq sanctions-regime killings
  • Iraq invasion-occupation
  • The Darfur wars and killings
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Kosovo
  • Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Israel: Sabra and Shatila
  • Israel: The Gaza invasion of December 2008-January 2009
  • Croatia's Operation Storm
  • Dasht-e-Leili (Afghanistan)
  • Turkey's Kurds vs. Iraq's Kurds
  • Indonesia and East Timor Liquiçá
  • El Salvador and Guatemala.