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[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0773526420, ISBN13: 9780773526426, [publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal] Softcover Paperback. "Reigns of Terror" is a study of states that have committed gross human rights crimes against their own citizens. Patricia Marchak seeks to discover whether these states have anything in common - whether there are preconditions that can be identified as leading to crimes against humanity so that the world community could take preventive action in similar situations elsewhere. She provides short histories of nine culturally and historically diverse societies where such crimes occurred during the 20th century, including the Ottoman Empire in Armenia, the USSR in the Eastern Ukraine, Nazi Germany, Cambodia under Pol Pot, Burundi, Rwanda, Argentina, Chile, and Yugoslavia. Marchak departs significantly from mainstream explanations of genocide, rejecting racism as a fundamental cause and disputing a wide range of other explanations that cite racist and religious ideologies, perception of threat, authoritarianism, and unique historical circumstances as primary causes. She argues that while these variables may be contributing factors, states move toward human rights crimes because their governments can no longer sustain a particular social hierarchy. Reasons for their paralysis may be economic, environmental, demographic, or purely political. In an attempt to re-establish the former status quo, they turn against groups low on the hierarchical ...

ISBN10: 0773526420, ISBN13: 9780773526426, [publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal] Softcover Paperback. "Reigns of Terror" is a study of states that have committed gross human rights crimes against their own citizens. Patricia Marchak seeks to discover whether these states have anything in common - whether there are preconditions that can be identified as leading to crimes against humanity so that the world community could take preventive action in similar situations elsewhere. She provides short histories of nine culturally and historically diverse societies where such crimes occurred during the 20th century, including the Ottoman Empire in Armenia, the USSR in the Eastern Ukraine, Nazi Germany, Cambodia under Pol Pot, Burundi, Rwanda, Argentina, Chile, and Yugoslavia. Marchak departs significantly from mainstream explanations of genocide, rejecting racism as a fundamental cause and disputing a wide range of other explanations that cite racist and religious ideologies, perception of threat, authoritarianism, and unique historical circumstances as primary causes. She argues that while these variables may be contributing factors, states move toward human rights crimes because their governments can no longer sustain a particular social hierarchy. Reasons for their paralysis may be economic, environmental, demographic, or purely political. In an attempt to re-establish the former status quo, they turn against groups low on the hierarchical ...

ISBN10: 0773526420, ISBN13: 9780773526426, [publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press] Softcover
[Columbia, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]
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ISBN10: 0773526420, ISBN13: 9780773526426, [publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press] Softcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 1.01
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, Date: 2003. Paperback. As New. 306p. A softcover book in fine condition. A study of human rights violations by governments against their own citizens, from the Ottoman Empire to the USSR. 2003. McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN 0773526420 9780773526426 [US]

ISBN10: 0773526420, ISBN13: 9780773526426, [publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press] Softcover Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003. Paperback. 306 pp. Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-295) and index. Contents : States, armed force, and unequal citizens -- Racism and identity -- Class and territory -- culture and ideology -- Who are the ordinary men? -- The Janus state and the problem of intervention -- The Ottoman Empire, 1915-16 -- The USSR, 1932-33 -- Nazi Germany, 1933-45 -- Burundi and Rwanda, 1972-95 -- Chile, 1973-88 -- Cambodia, 1975-79 -- Argentina, 1976-83 -- Yugoslavia, 1990-94. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9780773526426. Keywords : POLITICS, *2006-100 criminal law
[Amsterdam, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 2003]

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Near Fine. Date: 2003. Paperback. 0773526420 . First paperback edition. Light crease to rear cover, else about fine in illustrated wraps. . 2003. McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN 0773526420 US

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Near Fine. Date: 2003. Paperback. 0773526420 . First paperback edition. Light crease to rear cover, else about fine in illustrated wraps. . 2003. McGill-Queen's University Press ISBN 0773526420 9780773526426 [US]

ISBN10: 0773526420, ISBN13: 9780773526426, [publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press 2003] Softcover Very good paperback copy. 306 p.
[Camberwell, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 2003]

McGill-Queen's University Press 2003 Paperback Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.

ISBN10: 0773526420, ISBN13: 9780773526426, [publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press] Softcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]