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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
written by Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), 570 page(s)
The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars in Central Africa, Gerard Prunier offers a gripping account of how one grisly episode laid the groundwork for a swee...
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written by Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), 570 page(s)
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The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars in Central Africa, Gerard Prunier offers a gripping account of how one grisly episode laid the groundwork for a sweeping and disastrous upheaval.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Genocide, Politics, International relations, Refugees, Economic conditions, War, Post Genocide Rwanda, 1994-, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, History, International Response, Origins, Congolese, Rwandans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press
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Genocide, Politics, International relations, Refugees, Economic conditions, War
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Genocide, Politics, International relations, Refugees, Economic conditions, War
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Genocide, Politics, International relations, Refugees, Economic conditions, War
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Angkor Awakens
directed by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014; produced by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014 and Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010, Ithaca Filmworks and PhotoSynthesis Productions (Ithaca, NY: Ithaca Filmworks, 2017), 50 mins
“Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia” is an eye-opening snapshot of a nation poised at a political and cultural tipping point. Viewing the present through the lens of the country’s tangled history, the film follows the people of Cambodia as they fight to recover their culture and history in the wake of th...
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directed by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014; produced by Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014 and Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010, Ithaca Filmworks and PhotoSynthesis Productions (Ithaca, NY: Ithaca Filmworks, 2017), 50 mins
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“Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia” is an eye-opening snapshot of a nation poised at a political and cultural tipping point. Viewing the present through the lens of the country’s tangled history, the film follows the people of Cambodia as they fight to recover their culture and history in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide (1975-1979).Though the legacy of past violence and present-day repression lives on, it is counterbalanced by the...
“Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia” is an eye-opening snapshot of a nation poised at a political and cultural tipping point. Viewing the present through the lens of the country’s tangled history, the film follows the people of Cambodia as they fight to recover their culture and history in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide (1975-1979).Though the legacy of past violence and present-day repression lives on, it is counterbalanced by the hopes and aspirations of Cambodia’s new generation. “Angkor Awakens” is built around intimate interviews— including an unprecedented appearance by Cambodia’s Strongman/Prime Minister Hun Sen. Containing stunning footage of the country, this film provides a window into the lives of one of Asia's youngest populations as it seeks to leave behind its brutal past.The film examines Nixon and Kissinger’s secret bombing of Cambodia which set the stage for the rise of the Khmer Rouge.“Angkor Awakens” is directed by Robert H. Lieberman. He is a bestselling novelist, award winning filmmaker (“They call it Myanmar,” “Last Stop Kew Gardens”), and a long-time member of the Cornell University Physics faculty. It is Lieberman’s background as a child of the Holocaust that has led him to explore the effects of the genocide on today’s young Cambodians. Director's Statement. A personal message from Robert:As a child of the Holocaust, I was initially drawn to Cambodia because I was curious to see if there were any lingering effects of the Khmer Rouge genocide in today’s young people. I was determined not to make a doom and gloom movie. Rather, I wanted to provide a sweeping portrait of the country, its people and history, its politics and psychology. Of course there was no way to avoid Cambodia’s darkest period. I got lucky and got a two-hour, eyeball-to-eyeball interview with Hun Sen, Cambodia’s strongman/prime minister who never gives interviews. Rather than using a crew in Cambodia, I shot the 149 interviews recording the sound by myself and using only available lighting. It allowed people to be comfortable enough to share their most intimate thoughts. My intention is that this be a story of hope and recovery told through the Cambodian people— the young and old, artists and teachers, politicians and just plain ordinary people. Having lived through the Vietnam war, I was forced to come to grips with Nixon and Kissinger’s secret bombing and incursion into this neutral country that helped set the stage for the rise of the Khmer Rouge. It strikes me that in the present political climate the film has an immediacy that makes the story today as relevant as ever. Our production team’s hope is that this film will build on the major success of our previous film “They Call It Myanmar.”
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014, Deborah C. Hoard, fl. 2010, Ithaca Filmworks, PhotoSynthesis Productions
Author / Creator
Robert H. Lieberman, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Ithaca Filmworks
Person Discussed
Hun Sen, 1952-
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Genocide, Bombings, Cultural change and history, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, War and Violence, History, Sociology, Documentation of Crimes, Cambodian, Vietnamese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2017 Ithaca Filmworks
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Genocide, Bombings, Cultural change and history
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Arming Genocide in Rwanda: The High Cost of Small Arms Transfers
written by Frank Smyth, fl. 1988 and Stephen D. Goose, fl. 1993, Council on Foreign Relations (1994),
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com
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Essay from Foreign Arrairs magazine examining the role of the small arms trade in the Rwandan Genocide.
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written by Frank Smyth, fl. 1988 and Stephen D. Goose, fl. 1993, Council on Foreign Relations (1994),
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com
Source: www.foreignaffairs.com
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Essay from Foreign Arrairs magazine examining the role of the small arms trade in the Rwandan Genocide.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Frank Smyth, fl. 1988, Stephen D. Goose, fl. 1993, Council on Foreign Relations
Date Published / Released
1994
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Genocide, Weapons and ordnance, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, History, Law, International Response, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Genocide, Weapons and ordnance
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Army of God: Joseph Kony's War in Central Africa
written by Tim Hamilton, 1966- and David Axe, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Public Affairs Press, 2013, originally published 2013), 128 page(s)
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written by Tim Hamilton, 1966- and David Axe, fl. 2005 (New York, NY: Public Affairs Press, 2013, originally published 2013), 128 page(s)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Comics feature
Author / Creator
Tim Hamilton, 1966-, David Axe, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Public Affairs Press
Person Discussed
Joseph Kony, 1964-
Topic / Theme
Uganda - Lord’s Resistance Army (1987-2005), International justice, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, Child soldiers, Joseph Kony LRA Leadership, Uganda, 1986-, Politics & Policy, History, Documentation of Crimes, Transitional Justice, International Response, Origins, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2013 by Perseus Book Group
Subject
International justice, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, Child soldiers
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International justice, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, Child soldiers
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At the German concentration camp at Wobbelin, many inmates were found by the U.S. Ninth Army in pitiful condition. Here one of them breaks o...
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At the German concentration camp at Wobbelin, many inmates were found by the U.S. Ninth Army in pitiful condition. Here one of them breaks out in tears when he finds he is not leaving with the first group to the hospital. Germany, 05/04/1945.
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At the German concentration camp at Wobbelin, many inmates were found by the U.S. Ninth Army in pitiful condition. Here one of them breaks out in tears when he finds he is not leaving with the first group to the hospital. Germany, 05/04/1945.
Date Written / Recorded
1945
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Photograph
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), War victims, Genocide victims, Internment camps, Hospitals and medical centers, Prisoners, Genocide, World War II, 1939-1945, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Politics & Policy, History, Documentation of Crimes, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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War victims, Genocide victims, Internment camps, Hospitals and medical centers, Prisoners, Genocide
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Bosnia: Srebrenica - 'Safe Haven 2'
directed by Ilan Ziv, 1950-; produced by David Weiland, fl. 1990 and Ilan Ziv, 1950- (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 1999), 25 mins
In the Summer of 1995, Bosnian Serbs massacred thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica, which the United Nations had declared a safe haven and had promised to protect. An international investigation into this tragedy revealed that the UN may deserve some blame for having failed to prevent this massacre. 'Part 2...
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directed by Ilan Ziv, 1950-; produced by David Weiland, fl. 1990 and Ilan Ziv, 1950- (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 1999), 25 mins
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In the Summer of 1995, Bosnian Serbs massacred thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica, which the United Nations had declared a safe haven and had promised to protect. An international investigation into this tragedy revealed that the UN may deserve some blame for having failed to prevent this massacre. 'Part 2' of the two-part program documents the actual siege of Srebrenica and the failure of UN forces to protect this safe haven as they had...
In the Summer of 1995, Bosnian Serbs massacred thousands of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica, which the United Nations had declared a safe haven and had promised to protect. An international investigation into this tragedy revealed that the UN may deserve some blame for having failed to prevent this massacre. 'Part 2' of the two-part program documents the actual siege of Srebrenica and the failure of UN forces to protect this safe haven as they had promised to do. The program includes additional dramatic footage from the film Safe Haven, attesting to the systematic 'rounding up, expulsion, and deliberate and planned execution' of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica. It also includes a discussion among host Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Former Ambassador Robert Gallucci, and Newsday reporter Roy Gutman about the role of morality in governmental decision making, the ineffectiveness of the UN in dealing with internal national conflicts, and the need for timely intelligence and swift intervention by the U.S. and other nations to prevent heinous human rights violations and ensure global stability.
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
David Weiland, fl. 1990, Ilan Ziv, 1950-
Author / Creator
Ilan Ziv, 1950-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Chip Taylor Communications
Speaker / Narrator
Akashi Yasushi, 1931-, Deborah Davies, Phillipe Morillon, 1935-, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-
Person Discussed
Akashi Yasushi, 1931-, Deborah Davies, Phillipe Morillon, 1935-, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), Bosnian-Muslim, Bosnia-Herzegovinian, Bosnian, Serbian, Muslim, Ethnic cleansing, Genocide victims, Genocide, Islam, Srebrenica Massacre, Bosnia, July 11-13 1995, Bosnian Genocide, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1995, Bosnian War, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1995, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, History, Law, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, Bosnians...
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), Bosnian-Muslim, Bosnia-Herzegovinian, Bosnian, Serbian, Muslim, Ethnic cleansing, Genocide victims, Genocide, Islam, Srebrenica Massacre, Bosnia, July 11-13 1995, Bosnian Genocide, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1995, Bosnian War, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992-1995, Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, History, Law, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, Bosnians, Bosnia-Herzegovinians, Serbians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1999. Used by permission of Chip Taylor Communications, LLC.
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Ethnic cleansing, Genocide victims, Genocide, Islam
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference website
Author / Creator
Justice In Perspective
Topic / Theme
Burundi Atrocities (1972 and 1993), Truth commissions, Genocide, Second Burundian Genocide, October 1993, Law, Transitional Justice, Burundians, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2012 Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
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Truth commissions, Genocide
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Burundi & Rwanda Mission: Findings/Recommendations
written by Refugees International, in Records Related to Rwanda and Susan Rice from 1993-1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (22 November 1994), Box 3, Folder 356 , 3 page(s)
White House Staff and Office Files - Susan Rice - Global Affairs - Rwanda
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written by Refugees International, in Records Related to Rwanda and Susan Rice from 1993-1994, of William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum (Little Rock, AR) (22 November 1994), Box 3, Folder 356 , 3 page(s)
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White House Staff and Office Files - Susan Rice - Global Affairs - Rwanda
Date Written / Recorded
22 November 1994, 1994
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Refugees International
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Tutsi, Hutu, Government aid, Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Violence, Internally displaced persons, Refugees, Post Genocide Rwanda, 1994-, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Politics & Policy, International Response, Post Conflict Support, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Government aid, Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Violence, Internally displaced persons, Refugees
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Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land (First Edition)
written by Joel Brinkley, 1952-2014 (New York, NY: PublicAffairs Books, 2011, originally published 2011), 416 page(s)
A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.
Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of...
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written by Joel Brinkley, 1952-2014 (New York, NY: PublicAffairs Books, 2011, originally published 2011), 416 page(s)
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A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.
Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together...
A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this façade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror.
Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together to help pull the small nation out of the mire. Cambodia became a United Nations protectorate--the first and only time the UN tried something so ambitious. What did the new, democratically-elected government do with this unprecedented gift? In 2008 and 2009, Brinkley returned to Cambodia to find out. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that one-third to one-half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have P.T.S.D.--and its afflictions are being passed to the next generation. His extensive close-up reporting in Cambodia's Curse illuminates the country, its people, and the deep historical roots of its modern-day behavior.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Joel Brinkley, 1952-2014
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
PublicAffairs Books
Person Discussed
Pol Pot, 1925-1998
Topic / Theme
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Regime (1975-1979), Cambodian, Vietnamese, Military occupation, War, Violence, Genocide victims, Genocide, Invasions, Communism, Political corruption, Massacre at Po Chrey, Cambodia, April 1975, Cambodian Holocaust, 1975-1979, Cambodian Civil War, 1970-1975, Law, Politics & Policy, History, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Military occupation, War, Violence, Genocide victims, Genocide, Invasions, Communism, Political corruption
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Military occupation, War, Violence, Genocide victims, Genocide, Invasions, Communism, Political corruption
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Military occupation, War, Violence, Genocide victims, Genocide, Invasions, Communism, Political corruption
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Military occupation, War, Violence, Genocide victims, Genocide, Invasions, Communism, Political corruption
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Caravans to Oblivion: The Armenian Genocide, 1915
written by G. S. Graber, fl. 1995 (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, originally published 1996), 228 page(s)
Acclaimed author and historian G.S. Graber has crafted a searing narrative of "the forgotten genocide." Using newly available sources, Graber offers definitive proof - denied even today by the Turkish government - that there was nothing less than a centrally organized government attempt to systematically eliminate...
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written by G. S. Graber, fl. 1995 (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, originally published 1996), 228 page(s)
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Acclaimed author and historian G.S. Graber has crafted a searing narrative of "the forgotten genocide." Using newly available sources, Graber offers definitive proof - denied even today by the Turkish government - that there was nothing less than a centrally organized government attempt to systematically eliminate the Armenian population in 1915. Placing the events of this effort within a broader historical context, the author brings insight and...
Acclaimed author and historian G.S. Graber has crafted a searing narrative of "the forgotten genocide." Using newly available sources, Graber offers definitive proof - denied even today by the Turkish government - that there was nothing less than a centrally organized government attempt to systematically eliminate the Armenian population in 1915. Placing the events of this effort within a broader historical context, the author brings insight and perspective to the political, economic, and cultural upheaval that led to the murder of over one million Armenian men, women, and children. Firsthand accounts recall the climate that ignited the flames of anti-Armenian sentiment as the Ottoman Empire collapsed and a new leadership emerged. The political party of the Young Turks, Ittihad ve Teraki (the Turkish Committee of Union and Progress), espoused the notion of Turanism, a mythic glorification of Turkish ethnic identity, and was devoted to restoring Turkey's shattered national pride. And even though Armenians had distinguished themselves as productive and loyal citizens in times of peace and able-bodied soldiers in times of war, they were now branded as traitorous enemies, destroying Turkey from within. The tragic fate of the Armenian people would be sealed by the political maneuvering of foreign powers eager to capitalize on the fall of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Graber examines how and why the West - principally France and Great Britain - was eager to look the other way. Following a pattern that the engineers of modern genocide would repeat time and time again, the Turks systematically gathered Armenian men and used them as slave labor before executing them en masse. The women and children were then packed into caravans for "relocation." Most would die along the way from disease and exposure. Those who survived would be shot on some arid plain, which would become their final destination. The slaughter of the Armenians, and the diplomatic backsliding that precipitated it, would serve as an all-too-efficient blueprint. In the twentieth century, genocides decimated over 119 million people worldwide - 84 million more than the number who died in both world wars and all the revolutions and civil wars fought in this century combined. More than a compelling chronicle, Caravans to Oblivion offers chilling insight into how genocide happens.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
G. S. Graber, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Topic / Theme
Ottoman Empire and Armenia (1914-1922), Turk, Armenian, Slavery, Ethnic conflict, Atrocities, Genocide, Armenian Massacre, Ottoman Empire, 1915-1916, Politics & Policy, Sociology, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, Turkish, Armenians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1996 by Wiley-Blackwell
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Slavery, Ethnic conflict, Atrocities, Genocide
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