What is Genocide? (eBook)

Martin Shaw is a historical sociologist of global politics, war and genocide and the author War and Genocide and Genocide and International Relations. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Sussex University and Research Professor at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals.

Preface to the Second Edition

1 Introduction: The Importance of Definition

PART I: THE GENOCIDE IDEA

2 Raphael Lemkin and the Idea of Genocide

3 The Concept after Lemkin

4 The Holocaust Standard

5 The 'Cleansing' Euphemism

6 The Many 'Cides' of Genocide

PART II: AGENCY AND STRUCTURE IN GENOCIDE

7 From Intentionality to a Structural Concept

8 The Structure of Genocide: Conflict and War

9 Actors and Process in Genocidal Conflict

10 Structural Contexts: Explaining Modern Genocide

11 Conclusion: New Definitions

Index

In this second edition of his wonderful book, Shaw shows that
definitions matter in explaining genocide. Incorporating recent
work he gives a highly-intelligent view of genocide, broadly
defined as in Raphael Lemkin?s original coining of the term. If you
want to read a general work on genocide and ethnic cleansing, this
should be your first choice.

Michael Mann, University of California, Los Angeles

The first edition of What is Genocide? rightly became an instant
classic. The second edition adds depth on Raphael Lemkin, the
notion of genocidal massacre and the structural dimensions of
genocide. It is essential reading for teaching and thinking about
this troubling subject.

Dirk Moses, European University Institute