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Theatres of Violence - (War and Genocide) by Philip Dwyer & Lyndall Ryan (Paperback)
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- Covers the history of massacre and mass violence, which are under-researched areas Offers a wide range of case studies of massacre and mass killing from the ancient to the modern world The first book to build on Mark Levene and Penny Roberts' ground breaking 1999 study of massacre in history.
- Author(s): Philip Dwyer & Lyndall Ryan
- 352 Pages
- True Crime, General
- Series Name: War and Genocide
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About the Book
- Covers the history of massacre and mass violence, which are under-researched areas
- Offers a wide range of case studies of massacre and mass killing from the ancient to the modern world
- The first book to build on Mark Levene and Penny Roberts' ground breaking 1999 study of massacre in history.
Book Synopsis
- Covers the history of massacre and mass violence, which are under-researched areas
- Offers a wide range of case studies of massacre and mass killing from the ancient to the modern world
- The first book to build on Mark Levene and Penny Roberts' ground breaking 1999 study of massacre in history.
Review Quotes
"Making a distinction between 'massacre' and 'genocide, ' the editors strive to launch a new field of 'massacre studies, ' focusing on mass killings that are not genocidal in intent. The book should be added to any library collecting in the field of mass violence studies." - Choice
"Students of world history need to understand that history does not exist in a concrete and established form but rather continues to be shaped by-and to shape, in turn-present prejudices and policies. Theatres of Violence, by tackling a selection of emotionally charged and highly contested events, illustrates that dynamic at work throughout history, and so it proves an important contribution to both the study of violence specifically and to world history in general." - Middle Ground Journal
"...an admirable and varied collection of 20 chapters on the phenomenon of massacre... The density of the volume is such that this review cannot do full justice to the quality of the contributions." - European History Quarterly
"...{A] milestone on the path toward a more sophisticated analysis of a key feature of human cruelty...[This volume's] goal is exploration and inspiration of further research in, and discussion of, the history of massacres...[It] does an excellent job in doing exactly this, and I am sure it will serve for a long time as a major reference book in the broader field of mass violence studies." - Thomas Kühne, Strassler Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Clark University
