Genocide

A Reference Handbook

By:

Howard Ball

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Hardback

Series:

Contemporary World Issues

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This book presents the background and history of genocide, the key issues associated with this worldwide crime, and the problems inherent in preventing its occurrence. In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), legally defining the crime of genocide for the first time. Amazingly, the United States did not ratify this international agreement until nearly 40 years later, when President Reagan finally signed the genocide convention bill. Attempts to enforce international law against genocide did not begin until the 1990s. Genocide: A Reference Handbook examines the antecedents of the term "genocide" in the mid-19th century and explains the current challenges of preventing or even stopping genocide, including the nation-state system and principles of state sovereignty. The author documents how crimes of genocide have continued unchecked, and asserts that a collective commitment to humanitarian intervention is the only way to address this ongoing problem.

Author Biography:

Howard Ball, PhD, is professor emeritus of political science and university scholar at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT.

Release date NZ

November 18th, 2010

Author

Howard Ball

Audiences

Primary & Secondary Education
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Interest Age

From 7 to 17 years

Pages

296

Series

Contemporary World Issues

Dimensions

155x229x25

ISBN-13

9781598844887

Product ID

8557796

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