Encyclopedia of Genocide

This set documents all known genocides which have taken place in history, from the massacres of indigenous peoples by colonizers, through the Armenian genocide and the Nazi Holocaust to the current examples of Cambodia, Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia.The various definitions of genocide are examined and the text considers whether nuclear destruction and saturation bombing of civilian targets do or do not constitute genocide. Attention is paid to work that has been done on the detection and prevention of genocide. As well as entries on the major perpetrators of genocide, articles on such topics as the psychology, ideology and literature of the subject, the treatment of survivors and the question of genocide-denial are all included.