Is the Holocaust Unique? Perspectives on Comparative Genocide

Name: Is the Holocaust Unique? Perspectives on Comparative Genocide
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ISBN: 9780813344065

ISBN-10: 0813344069

ISBN-13: 9780813344065

Edition: 3rd 2009

Authors: Alan S Rosenbaum

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In essays written for this book, distinguished contributors assess highly charged questions about the Holocaust: How can it be compared with other instances of genocide? What constitutes genocide? How should the international community respond? Some fear that if the Holocaust is seen as the worst case of genocide ever, its character will diminish the sufferings of other persecuted groups. Others argue that unless the Holocaust's uniqueness is established, the inevitable tendency will be to diminish its abiding significance. This edition 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…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990



Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction to the First Edition



Introduction to the Second Edition



Introduction to the Third Edition




The Ethics of Uniqueness




Religion and the Uniqueness of the Holocaust




From the Holocaust: Some Legal and Moral Implications




The Uniqueness of the Holocaust: The Historical Dimension




Responses to the Porrajmos: The Romani Holocaust




The Atlantic Slave Trade and the Holocaust: A Comparative Analysis




The Armenian Genocide as Precursor and Prototype of Twentieth-Century Genocide




The Comparative Aspects of the Armenian and Jewish Cases of Genocide: A Sociohistorical Perspective




Stalinist Terror and the Question of Genocide: The Great Famine




The Holocaust and the Japanese Atrocities




The Holocaust, Rwanda, and the Category of Genocide




Hitler, Pol Pot, and Hutu Power: Common Themes in Genocidal Ideologies




"Global Vision": Iran's Holocaust Denial




The Promise and Limits of Comparison: The Holocaust and the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda




Applying the Lessons of the Holocaust




The Rise and Fall of Metaphor: German Historians and the Uniqueness of the Holocaust




Uniqueness as Denial: The Politics of Genocide Scholarship



About the Book and Contributors


Index