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Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Год выпуска: 2004 Автор: Dinah L. Shelton Жанр: Энциклопедия Издательство: McMillan/Thomson Gale ISBN: 0028658477 Формат: PDF Качество: OCR без ошибок Количество страниц: ~1400 Описание:
==Русский== 3 томная "Энциклопедия Геноцида и Преступлений Против Человечества" на английском языке, предлагает читателю информацию о самых страшных и варварских поступках совершённых человечеством в разные периоды истории против самого себя. Подсчитано, что со времён Второй Мировой войны на Земле имело место быть более 250 вооружённых конфликтов, а число жертв перевалило за 170 миллионов. Некоторые из этих столкновений имели явно выраженный геноцидальный характер. В этом сборнике можно найти информацию по самым разным случаям этнических чисток, нарушений прав человека тоталитарными режимами, похищениям целых групп людей и уничтожениям политических противников, массовым убийствам, репрессиям и пыткам по отношению к представителям национальных меньшинств и множество другой информации. ==English==
This outstanding comprehensive sourcebook of the worst in human behavior throughout history also includes instances of some of the best responses. It is aimed at the adult general reader but will be valuable for both specialists and older students studying the destruction of a people. The editor and contributors are broadly representative of academic experts around the world, and some of them have had extensive involvement with the subject. The 350 signed, well-documented entries, varying from 500 to 5,000 words, as appropriate, are arranged alphabetically. The topics comprise the diverse aspects of crimes against humanity--acts and consequences, cultural memory and representation, international institutions and laws. Each article is well written, balanced (such as the entry on the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps), and includes see also references and a bibliography. The set covers judicial decisions and events as recent as mid-2004. There is some overlap (for example, in treating different aspects of the crimes in the Balkans), but each entry is fresh and shows careful editing. Every continent and likely every people have had their share of the crimes, and while the impact of the Nazi Holocaust drives much of the work, the editorial team has cast its net wide, encompassing, for example, less-known crimes against the Beothuk people in Newfoundland and Labrador. Birth and death dates of persons and specific dates of the crimes are given. Entries cover ancient and modern genocides, perpetrators and Victims, incitement and resistance, denial and documentation, international tribunals and national trials, and cultural aspects, such as the ways in which genocide intersects with music and dance. The work includes separate two-page entries on the atrocities at Carthage, Srebrenica, and Wounded Knee as well as concise biographies for individuals ranging from Klaus Barbie, chief of the gestapo in France, to Louise Arbor, chief prosecutor for the International Tribune for the Former Yugoslavia. Concluding the set are a glossary, an excellent filmography, 190 pages of primary sources (historical and international texts and judicial decisions), and an accurate index, which is supplemented by a topical list of entries. Black-and-white photos convey some of the horror of what humanity has wrought. The layout of this very accessible work is noteworthy.
