1st Edition
The United States and Genocide (Re)Defining the Relationship
By Jeffrey Bachman
Copyright 2018
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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There exists a dominant narrative that essentially defines the US’ relationship with genocide through what the US has failed to do to stop or prevent genocide, rather than through how its actions have contributed to the commission of genocide. This narrative acts to conceal the true nature of the US’ relationship with many of the governments that have committed genocide since the Holocaust, as... Read more
1. Introduction: (Re)Contextualizing the US Relationship with Genocide
2. Redefining Genocide
3. Cultural Genocide: Nullum Crimen Sine Lege
4. Conspiracy to Commit Genocide in Indonesia
5. Complicity in Genocide in Bangladesh and Guatemala
6. A History of Genocide in Iraq
7. Genocide in Vietnam
8. Again and Again: The US Relationship with Genocide
Biography
Jeffrey S. Bachman is Professorial Lecturer in Human Rights and Director of the Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs MA Program at the American University's School of International Service, USA.
"This book...reopens the academic debate on a relatively under-researched question: the role of the United States in the perpetration and prevention of mass violence and more specifically genocide. Very critical of the American authorities, the book is nonetheless based on a solidly argumentation and, in the end, is quite convincing."- Julien Zarifian, Politique Americaine, 2018
