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Genocide

Adam Jones · ISBN 9781138823846
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Publisher Taylor and Francis
Author(s) Adam Jones
Subtitle A Comprehensive Introduction
Edition 3
Published 19th December 2016
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A Comprehensive Introduction

Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction is the most wide-ranging textbook on genocide yet published. The book is designed as a text for upper-undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a primer for non-specialists and general readers interested in learning about one of humanity’s enduring blights.



Fully updated to reflect the latest thinking in this rapidly developing field, this unique book:




  • Provides an introduction to genocide as both a historical phenomenon and an analytical-legal concept, including the concept of genocidal intent, and the dynamism and contingency of genocidal processes.

  • Discusses the role of state-building, imperialism, war, and social revolution in fuelling genocide.

  • Supplies a wide range of full-length case studies of genocides worldwide, each with a supplementary study.

  • Explores perspectives on genocide from the social sciences, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science/international relations, and gender studies.

  • Considers "The Future of Genocide," with attention to historical memory and genocide denial; initiatives for truth, justice, and redress; and strategies of intervention and prevention.

Highlights of the new edition include:




  • Nigeria/Biafra as a "contested case" of genocide

  • Extensive new material on the Kurds, Islamic State/ISIS, and the civil wars/genocide in Iraq and Syria.

  • Conflict and atrocities in the world’s newest state, South Sudan.

  • The role, activities, and constraints of the United Nations Office of Genocide Prevention.

  • Many new testimonies from genocide victims, survivors, witnesses—and perpetrators.

  • Dozens of new images, including a special photographic essay.


Written in clear and lively prose with over 240 illustrations and maps, Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction remains the indispensable text for new generations of genocide study and scholarship.



An accompanying website (www.genocidetext.net) features a broad selection of supplementary materials, teaching aids, and Internet resources.

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