Is the Holocaust Unique?: Perspectives on Comparative Genocide - Brossura

Rosenbaum, Alan S

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0813344069 ISBN 13: 9780813344065

Casa editrice: Westview Press, 2008

Riassunto

P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormalIn essays written specifically for this volume, distinguished contributors assess highly charged and fundamental questions about the Holocaust: Is it unique? How can it be compared with other instances of genocide? What constitutes genocide, and how should the international community respond? On one side of the dispute are those who fear that if the Holocaust is seen as the worst case of genocide ever, its character will diminish the sufferings of other persecuted groups. On the other side are those who argue that unless the Holocaust's uniqueness is established, the inevitable tendency will be to diminish its abiding significance. P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormalThe editor's introductions provide the contextual considerations for understanding this multidimensional dispute and suggest that there are universal lessons to be learned from studying the Holocaust. The third edition brings this volume up to date and includes new readings on the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides, common themes in genocide ideologies, and Iran's reaction to the Holocaust. In a world where genocide persists and the global community continues to struggle with the implications of international crime, prosecution, justice, atonement, reparation, and healing, the issues addressed in this book are as relevant as ever.

Su questo libro

Informazioni sull'autore

p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"Alan S. Rosenbaum is professor of philosophy at Cleveland State University and the author of Prosecuting Nazi War Criminals The Philosophy of Human Rights Coercion and Autonomy and Constitutionalism: The Philosophical Dimension. His many articles have appeared in professional publications such as The encyclopaedia of Genocide The National Law Journal The International Journal of Applied Philosophy The Genocidal Mind and The Journal of Social Philosophy.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Westview Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0813344069
• ISBN 13: 9780813344065
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Redattore: Rosenbaum Alan S
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania