Ben Kiernan is the Griswold Professor of History at Yale University and founding Director of Yale's Genocide Studies Program. His book Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur (2007) won numerous prizes, including a gold medal for the best work of history, awarded by the Independent Publishers Association. Wendy Lower is the John K. Roth Professor of History and Director of the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights at Claremont McKenna College. She is also Chair of the Academic Committee of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Her book Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Award, and has been translated into twenty-three languages. Norman Naimark is the Robert & Florence McDonnell Chair in East European Studies at Stanford University. He is also Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution and of the Institute of International Studies. He is the author of the acclaimed book Genocide: A World History (2016). Scott Straus is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His most recent books Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (2016) and Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa (2015) won awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association.

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• List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Contributors; Introduction to Volume III Ben Kiernan, Wendy Lower, Norman Naimark and Scott Straus; Part I. Racism, Total War, Imperial Collapse and Revolution: 1. Prelude to genocide: humanitarianism, racism and antisemitism in the early twentieth century Ben Kiernan; 2. War and genocide in the twentieth century Jay Winter; 3. The Armenian genocide: an overview Taner Akçam; 4. Australia's stolen generations, 1914–2021 Joanna Cruickshank and Crystal McKinnon; 5. Eurocentrism, silence, and memory of genocide in colonial Libya, 1929–1934 Ali Ahmida; 6. Spain 1936–1945: coup d'état and genocidal practices in the destruction of 'anti-Spain' Antonio Míguez Macho; 7. Genocide in Stalinist Russia and Ukraine, 1930–1938 Norman Naimark; 8. The famine in Soviet Kazakhstan Sarah Isabel Cameron; Part II. World War Two: 9. From persecution to genocide: the evolution of the Nazi anti-Jewish policy (1938–1942) Florent Brayard; 10. Systematic and ad hoc persecution and mass murder in the Holocaust: killings in Eastern Europe outside the Camps Mary Fulbrook; 11. Jewish life and death under Nazi rule across Europe and around the globe Debórah Dwork; 12. The Nazi camps and killing centres Dieter Pohl; 13. State violence during World War II Raz Segal; 14. The genocide of the Romani people in Europe Jennifer Illuzzi; 15. The Nazis and the slavs: poles and Soviet POWs Norman Naimark; 16. The Nanjing massacre Yuki Tanaka; Part III. The Nation-state System During the Cold War: 17. Genocide in Latin America, 1950–2000 Daniel Feierstein and Lucrecia Molinari; 18. China under Mao, 1949–1976 Frank Dikötter; 19. Half a century of genocide and extermination: Indonesia, 1965–66, East Timor, 1975–99, and West Papua, 1963–2020 Geoffrey Robinson; 20. Secession and genocide in the Republic of Biafra, 1966–70 Samuel Fury Childs Daly; 21. Bangladesh, 1971 Gary Bass; 22. The genocides in Cambodia, 1975–1979 Ben Kiernan; 23. The Guatemalan genocide Roddy Brett; 24. Mass violence and the Kurds: from the late Ottoman empire to ISIS Uğur Ümit Üngör; 25. Vulnerable peoples in the contemporary era: an overview Mark Levene; Part IV. Globalization and Genocide since the Cold War: 26. Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–1995 Edina Bećirević; 27. The Rwandan genocide in context Scott Straus; 28. Genocides in the Sudans Clémence Pinaud; 29. Elements of genocidal ideology in Al Qaeda and its offshoots, including Islamic State Hayat Alvi; 30. The Yazidi genocide Sareta Ashraph; 31. Genocide in Myanmar: the assault on the Rohingya, 2010–2019 Azeem Ibrahim; 32. A short history of genocide prevention across the long twentieth century Scott Straus; Index.

Ben Kiernan is the Griswold Professor of History at Yale University and founding Director of Yale's Genocide Studies Program. His book Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur (2007) won numerous prizes, including a gold medal for the best work of history, awarded by the Independent Publishers Association. Wendy Lower is the John K. Roth Professor of History and Director of the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights at Claremont McKenna College. She is also Chair of the Academic Committee of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Her book Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Award, and has been translated into twenty-three languages. Norman Naimark is the Robert & Florence McDonnell Chair in East European Studies at Stanford University. He is also Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution and of the Institute of International Studies. He is the author of the acclaimed book Genocide: A World History (2016). Scott Straus is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His most recent books Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (2016) and Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa (2015) won awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association.

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• List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Contributors; Introduction to Volume III Ben Kiernan, Wendy Lower, Norman Naimark and Scott Straus; Part I. Racism, Total War, Imperial Collapse and Revolution: 1. Prelude to genocide: humanitarianism, racism and antisemitism in the early twentieth century Ben Kiernan; 2. War and genocide in the twentieth century Jay Winter; 3. The Armenian genocide: an overview Taner Akçam; 4. Australia's stolen generations, 1914–2021 Joanna Cruickshank and Crystal McKinnon; 5. Eurocentrism, silence, and memory of genocide in colonial Libya, 1929–1934 Ali Ahmida; 6. Spain 1936–1945: coup d'état and genocidal practices in the destruction of 'anti-Spain' Antonio Míguez Macho; 7. Genocide in Stalinist Russia and Ukraine, 1930–1938 Norman Naimark; 8. The famine in Soviet Kazakhstan Sarah Isabel Cameron; Part II. World War Two: 9. From persecution to genocide: the evolution of the Nazi anti-Jewish policy (1938–1942) Florent Brayard; 10. Systematic and ad hoc persecution and mass murder in the Holocaust: killings in Eastern Europe outside the Camps Mary Fulbrook; 11. Jewish life and death under Nazi rule across Europe and around the globe Debórah Dwork; 12. The Nazi camps and killing centres Dieter Pohl; 13. State violence during World War II Raz Segal; 14. The genocide of the Romani people in Europe Jennifer Illuzzi; 15. The Nazis and the slavs: poles and Soviet POWs Norman Naimark; 16. The Nanjing massacre Yuki Tanaka; Part III. The Nation-state System During the Cold War: 17. Genocide in Latin America, 1950–2000 Daniel Feierstein and Lucrecia Molinari; 18. China under Mao, 1949–1976 Frank Dikötter; 19. Half a century of genocide and extermination: Indonesia, 1965–66, East Timor, 1975–99, and West Papua, 1963–2020 Geoffrey Robinson; 20. Secession and genocide in the Republic of Biafra, 1966–70 Samuel Fury Childs Daly; 21. Bangladesh, 1971 Gary Bass; 22. The genocides in Cambodia, 1975–1979 Ben Kiernan; 23. The Guatemalan genocide Roddy Brett; 24. Mass violence and the Kurds: from the late Ottoman empire to ISIS Uğur Ümit Üngör; 25. Vulnerable peoples in the contemporary era: an overview Mark Levene; Part IV. Globalization and Genocide since the Cold War: 26. Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–1995 Edina Bećirević; 27. The Rwandan genocide in context Scott Straus; 28. Genocides in the Sudans Clémence Pinaud; 29. Elements of genocidal ideology in Al Qaeda and its offshoots, including Islamic State Hayat Alvi; 30. The Yazidi genocide Sareta Ashraph; 31. Genocide in Myanmar: the assault on the Rohingya, 2010–2019 Azeem Ibrahim; 32. A short history of genocide prevention across the long twentieth century Scott Straus; Index.

Ben Kiernan is the Griswold Professor of History at Yale University and founding Director of Yale's Genocide Studies Program. His book Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur (2007) won numerous prizes, including a gold medal for the best work of history, awarded by the Independent Publishers Association. Wendy Lower is the John K. Roth Professor of History and Director of the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights at Claremont McKenna College. She is also Chair of the Academic Committee of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. Her book Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields (2013) was a finalist for the National Book Award, and has been translated into twenty-three languages. Norman Naimark is the Robert & Florence McDonnell Chair in East European Studies at Stanford University. He is also Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution and of the Institute of International Studies. He is the author of the acclaimed book Genocide: A World History (2016). Scott Straus is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His most recent books Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (2016) and Making and Unmaking Nations: War, Leadership, and Genocide in Modern Africa (2015) won awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association.

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• List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Contributors; Introduction to Volume III Ben Kiernan, Wendy Lower, Norman Naimark and Scott Straus; Part I. Racism, Total War, Imperial Collapse and Revolution: 1. Prelude to genocide: humanitarianism, racism and antisemitism in the early twentieth century Ben Kiernan; 2. War and genocide in the twentieth century Jay Winter; 3. The Armenian genocide: an overview Taner Akçam; 4. Australia's stolen generations, 1914–2021 Joanna Cruickshank and Crystal McKinnon; 5. Eurocentrism, silence, and memory of genocide in colonial Libya, 1929–1934 Ali Ahmida; 6. Spain 1936–1945: coup d'état and genocidal practices in the destruction of 'anti-Spain' Antonio Míguez Macho; 7. Genocide in Stalinist Russia and Ukraine, 1930–1938 Norman Naimark; 8. The famine in Soviet Kazakhstan Sarah Isabel Cameron; Part II. World War Two: 9. From persecution to genocide: the evolution of the Nazi anti-Jewish policy (1938–1942) Florent Brayard; 10. Systematic and ad hoc persecution and mass murder in the Holocaust: killings in Eastern Europe outside the Camps Mary Fulbrook; 11. Jewish life and death under Nazi rule across Europe and around the globe Debórah Dwork; 12. The Nazi camps and killing centres Dieter Pohl; 13. State violence during World War II Raz Segal; 14. The genocide of the Romani people in Europe Jennifer Illuzzi; 15. The Nazis and the slavs: poles and Soviet POWs Norman Naimark; 16. The Nanjing massacre Yuki Tanaka; Part III. The Nation-state System During the Cold War: 17. Genocide in Latin America, 1950–2000 Daniel Feierstein and Lucrecia Molinari; 18. China under Mao, 1949–1976 Frank Dikötter; 19. Half a century of genocide and extermination: Indonesia, 1965–66, East Timor, 1975–99, and West Papua, 1963–2020 Geoffrey Robinson; 20. Secession and genocide in the Republic of Biafra, 1966–70 Samuel Fury Childs Daly; 21. Bangladesh, 1971 Gary Bass; 22. The genocides in Cambodia, 1975–1979 Ben Kiernan; 23. The Guatemalan genocide Roddy Brett; 24. Mass violence and the Kurds: from the late Ottoman empire to ISIS Uğur Ümit Üngör; 25. Vulnerable peoples in the contemporary era: an overview Mark Levene; Part IV. Globalization and Genocide since the Cold War: 26. Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–1995 Edina Bećirević; 27. The Rwandan genocide in context Scott Straus; 28. Genocides in the Sudans Clémence Pinaud; 29. Elements of genocidal ideology in Al Qaeda and its offshoots, including Islamic State Hayat Alvi; 30. The Yazidi genocide Sareta Ashraph; 31. Genocide in Myanmar: the assault on the Rohingya, 2010–2019 Azeem Ibrahim; 32. A short history of genocide prevention across the long twentieth century Scott Straus; Index.