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Stalin's Genocides
Häftad, 2011
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
271 kr
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Between the early 1930s and his death in 1953, Joseph Stalin had more than a million of his own citizens executed. Millions more fell victim to forced labor, deportation, famine, bloody massacres, and detention and interrogation by Stalin's henchmen. Stalin's Genocides is the chilling story of …
Evidence for Hope
Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century
Häftad, 2019
251 kr
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A history of the successes of the human rights movement and a case for why human rights workEvidence for Hope makes the case that yes, human rights work. Critics may counter that the movement is in serious jeopardy or even a questionable byproduct of Western imperialism. Guantánamo is still open …
"They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else"
A History of the Armenian Genocide
Inbunden, 2015
313 kr
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Starting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the first major genocide of the twentieth century. By the end of the First World War, the number of Armenians in what would become Turkey had been reduced by 90 percent--more than a million …
Young Turks' Crime against Humanity
The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire
Av Taner Akçam
Häftad, 2013
295 kr
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Introducing new evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, this book demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects. Presenting these …
World Divided
The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States
Inbunden, 2019
313 kr
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A global history of human rights in a world of nation-states that grant rights to some while denying them to othersOnce dominated by vast empires, the world is now divided into close to 200 independent countries with laws and constitutions proclaiming human rights—a transformation that suggests …
World Divided
The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States
Häftad, 2021
209 kr
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A global history of human rights in a world of nations that grant rights to some while denying them to othersOnce dominated by vast empires, the world is now divided into some 200 independent countries that proclaim human rights—a transformation that suggests that nations and human rights …
Human Rights for Pragmatists
Social Power in Modern Times
Av Jack Snyder
Häftad, 2024
220 kr
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An innovative framework for advancing human rights Human rights are among our most pressing issues today, yet rights promoters have reached an impasse in their effort to achieve rights for all. Human Rights for Pragmatists explains why: activists prioritize universal legal and moral norms, backed …
Echoes of Violence
Letters from a War Reporter
Inbunden, 2007
491 kr
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"Nobody I ever met on my assignments ...asked me for direct, practical help...But over and over again people have asked me: 'Will you write this down?' "--Echoes of Violence Echoes of Violence is an award-winning collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying …
Cannibal Island
Death in a Siberian Gulag
Inbunden, 2007
289 kr
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During the spring of 1933, Stalin's police rounded up nearly one hundred thousand people as part of the Soviet regime's "cleansing" of Moscow and Leningrad and deported them to Siberia. Many of the victims were sent to labor camps, but ten thousand of them were dumped in a remote wasteland and left …
Torture and the Twilight of Empire
From Algiers to Baghdad
Inbunden, 2007
680 kr
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Torture and the Twilight of Empire looks at the intimate relationship between torture and colonial domination through a close examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. By tracing the psychological, cultural, and political meanings of torture at the …
Scorched Earth
Environmental Warfare as a Crime against Humanity and Nature
Inbunden, 2021
491 kr
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A global history of environmental warfare and the case for why it should be a crimeThe environmental infrastructure that sustains human societies has been a target and instrument of war for centuries, resulting in famine and disease, displaced populations, and the devastation of people’s …
"If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die"
How Genocide Was Stopped in East Timor
Häftad, 2011
368 kr
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This is a book about a terrible spate of mass violence. It is also about a rare success in bringing such violence to an end. "If You Leave Us Here, We Will Die" tells the story of East Timor, a half-island that suffered genocide after Indonesia invaded in 1975, and which was again laid to waste …
Against Massacre
Humanitarian Interventions in the Ottoman Empire, 1815-1914
Inbunden, 2011
641 kr
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Against Massacre looks at the rise of humanitarian intervention in the nineteenth century, from the fall of Napoleon to the First World War. Examining the concept from a historical perspective, Davide Rodogno explores the understudied cases of European interventions and noninterventions in the …
Young Turks' Crime against Humanity
The Armenian Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing in the Ottoman Empire
Av Taner Akçam
Inbunden, 2012
999 kr
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Introducing new evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, this book demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects. Presenting these …
All the Missing Souls
A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals
Häftad, 2013
270 kr
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Within days of Madeleine Albright's confirmation as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 1993, she instructed David Scheffer to spearhead the historic mission to create a war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. As senior adviser to Albright and then as President Clinton's …
Killing Season
A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66
Inbunden, 2018
403 kr
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The Killing Season explores one of the largest and swiftest, yet least examined, instances of mass killing and incarceration in the twentieth century--the shocking antileftist purge that gripped Indonesia in 1965-66, leaving some five hundred thousand people dead and more than a million others in …
Terror in Chechnya
Russia and the Tragedy of Civilians in War
Häftad, 2013
271 kr
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Terror in Chechnya is the definitive account of Russian war crimes in Chechnya. Emma Gilligan provides a comprehensive history of the second Chechen conflict of 1999 to 2005, revealing one of the most appalling human rights catastrophes of the modern era--one that has yet to be fully acknowledged …
Against Massacre
Humanitarian Interventions in the Ottoman Empire, 1815-1914
Häftad, 2015
349 kr
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Against Massacre looks at the rise of humanitarian intervention in the nineteenth century, from the fall of Napoleon to the First World War. Examining the concept from a historical perspective, Davide Rodogno explores the understudied cases of European interventions and noninterventions in the …
Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age
Häftad, 2016
258 kr
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Why, despite massive public concern, is child trafficking on the rise? Why are unaccompanied migrant children living on the streets and routinely threatened with deportation to their countries of origin? Why do so many young refugees of war-ravaged and failed states end up warehoused in camps, …
Crime of Aggression
The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents, and Autocrats
Inbunden, 2019
360 kr
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A gripping behind-the-scenes account of the dramatic legal fight to hold leaders personally responsible for aggressive warOn July 17, 2018, starting an unjust war became a prosecutable international crime alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Instead of collective state …
Evidence for Hope
Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century
Inbunden, 2017
314 kr
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A history of the successes of the human rights movement and a case for why human rights work Evidence for Hope makes the case that, yes, human rights work. Critics may counter that the movement is in serious jeopardy or even a questionable byproduct of Western imperialism. They point out that …
Torture and the Twilight of Empire
From Algiers to Baghdad
Häftad, 2016
289 kr
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Torture and the Twilight of Empire looks at the intimate relationship between torture and colonial domination through a close examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. By tracing the psychological, cultural, and political meanings of torture at the …
"They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else"
A History of the Armenian Genocide
Häftad, 2017
251 kr
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Starting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the first major genocide of the twentieth century. By the end of the First World War, the number of Armenians in what would become Turkey had been reduced by 90 percent--more than a million …
Killing Season
A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66
Häftad, 2019
253 kr
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The definitive account of one of the twentieth century’s most brutal, yet least examined, episodes of genocide and detentionThe Killing Season explores one of the largest and swiftest, yet least examined, instances of mass killing and incarceration in the twentieth century—the shocking antileftist …
Scorched Earth
Environmental Warfare as a Crime against Humanity and Nature
Häftad, 2022
289 kr
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A global history of environmental warfare and the case for why it should be a crimeThe environmental infrastructure that sustains human societies has been a target and instrument of war for centuries, resulting in famine and disease, displaced populations, and the devastation of people’s …
International Human Rights Movement
A History
Av Aryeh Neier
Häftad, 2020
324 kr
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A fascinating history of the international human rights movement as seen by one of its foundersDuring the past several decades, the international human rights movement has had a crucial hand in struggles against totalitarian regimes and crimes against humanity. Today, it grapples with the war …
Sharing Responsibility
The History and Future of Protection from Atrocities
Inbunden, 2021
399 kr
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A look at the duty of nations to protect human rights beyond borders, why it has failed in practice, and what can be done about itThe idea that states share a responsibility to shield people everywhere from atrocities is presently under threat. Despite some early twenty-first century successes, …
Human Rights for Pragmatists
Social Power in Modern Times
Av Jack Snyder
Inbunden, 2022
315 kr
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An innovative framework for advancing human rights Human rights are among our most pressing issues today, yet rights promoters have reached an impasse in their effort to achieve rights for all. Human Rights for Pragmatists explains why: activists prioritize universal legal and moral norms, backed …
Cannibal Island
Death in a Siberian Gulag
Häftad, 2024
183 kr
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A searing historical account of a tragic episode of the Stalinist terrorDuring the spring of 1933, Stalin’s police rounded up nearly one hundred thousand people as part of the Soviet regime’s “cleansing” of Moscow and Leningrad and deported them to Siberia. Many of the victims were sent to labor …
Crime of Aggression
The Quest for Justice in an Age of Drones, Cyberattacks, Insurgents, and Autocrats
Häftad, 2025
218 kr
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A gripping behind-the-scenes account of the dramatic legal fight to hold leaders personally responsible for aggressive warOn July 17, 2018, starting an unjust war became a prosecutable international crime alongside genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. Instead of collective state …
