Genocide From the Advent of Communism to the End of the Twentieth Century
| Author: | Grenke, Arthur | |
| Year: | 2011 | |
| Pages: | 448 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-3924-2 978-0-7734-3924-5 | |
| Price: | $259.95 + shipping | |
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This second book on genocide by Arthur Grenke marks an important change in the forces contributing to genocide. Prior to the Russian Revolution acts of genocide were usually committed on the conquered by the conquerors. However, after 1917 the Soviets and later the Nazis initiated programs of mass genocide and set the framework for later genocides that followed during the late 20th century. Victims of genocide were often designated as targets to be destroyed for political, ethnic, religious, and pseudo-scientific reasons. By eliminating the perceived internal threat, those who committed genocide did so with the perception they were creating an idealized society. This study, therefore, provides a comprehensive examination of the different cases of genocide and why genocide was committed during the 20th century. This book concludes by offering measures to prevent future acts of genocide.
Reviews
“The books, which present a continuous historical narrative from past to present, effectively combine narrative with charts and graphs to demonstrate similarities and differences. Synthesizing a large amount of material, Grenke’s studies can also be a useful reference tool.” – Prof. J. Otto Pohl, University of Ghana
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part III
Science, Faith and Mass Destruction: Introduction
Mass Destruction and Building the Communist Utopia in the Soviet Union
Transforming Soviet Agriculture and Famine
Mass Destruction and Subjecting the Country to the Will of the Dictator
Slavery, Labour Camps, Mass Destruction,and the Creation of Utopia in the Soviet Union
Ethnic Eleansing under Stalin in the Soviet Union
Nazi War and Revolution
Cleansing the Volksgemeinschaft and the Resultant Destruction of Jews and Gypsies
The Nazi War on European Jewry
The Destruction of the Roma
Nazi Mass Destruction and the Settlement of Germans in Slavic Lands
Nazi Enslavement and Mass Destruction
Nazi Recruitment of Labour from Conquered Countries Concentration Camps: the Exploitation of Camp Labour and Mass Destruction
Establishing the Marxist Utopia in China and Mass Destruction
Slave Labour, Mass Destruction and the Transformation of Society in Communist China
Transformation of Society
Enslavement and the Drive to Transformation
Work Camps, Social Transformation and Mass Destruction
Urban Cleansing, Ethnic Cleansing, and Mass
Destruction in Cambodia
Background
The Genocide
Communist and Nazi Mass Destructions –Similarities and Differences
Part IV
Decolonization, Ethnic Cleansing and Mass Destruction: Introduction
The Disintegration of Yugoslavia and Mass Destruction
Historical Background
The Immediate Causes Leading to Ethnic Cleansing
War
Kosovo
Ethnic Cleansing and the Destruction of Human Life
Mass Destruction and the Adjustment of Power Relations
Between Former Subjects of the European Colonial Powersin Africa and Asia: Introduction
Bangladesh
Cause and Effect
Targeting the Tutsis for Destruction in Rwanda
Burundi and Rwanda
The Mass Murders in Burundi
The Killings in Rwanda
Cause and Effect
East Timor
Conclusion
Isolating and Classifying Dynamics Contributing to Mass Destruction and Genocide
Classifying Mass Destructions According to Magnitude
Mass Destruction and the Perception of the Human Being
Mass Destruction and the Idea of Progress
Countering the Dynamics Contributing to Mass Destruction and Genocide
Types or Patterns of Genocide
Patterns of Mass Destruction from the Past to the Present
The Pattern Evident in All Genocides
Exploring Patterns or Types of Genocide
Recognizing Conflict Situations that may Lead to Genocide in the Future
Summary
Appendix
Appendix A: Graphs illustrating dynamics leading to mass destruction and genocide
Appendix B: Graphs illustrating extent of mass destruction in different genocides
Appendix C: Graphs illustrating extent, over time, of the influence different dynamics had on genocide
Exploring Patterns or Types of Genocide(continued)
Bibliography
Index
Part III
Science, Faith and Mass Destruction: Introduction
Mass Destruction and Building the Communist Utopia in the Soviet Union
Transforming Soviet Agriculture and Famine
Mass Destruction and Subjecting the Country to the Will of the Dictator
Slavery, Labour Camps, Mass Destruction,and the Creation of Utopia in the Soviet Union
Ethnic Eleansing under Stalin in the Soviet Union
Nazi War and Revolution
Cleansing the Volksgemeinschaft and the Resultant Destruction of Jews and Gypsies
The Nazi War on European Jewry
The Destruction of the Roma
Nazi Mass Destruction and the Settlement of Germans in Slavic Lands
Nazi Enslavement and Mass Destruction
Nazi Recruitment of Labour from Conquered Countries Concentration Camps: the Exploitation of Camp Labour and Mass Destruction
Establishing the Marxist Utopia in China and Mass Destruction
Slave Labour, Mass Destruction and the Transformation of Society in Communist China
Transformation of Society
Enslavement and the Drive to Transformation
Work Camps, Social Transformation and Mass Destruction
Urban Cleansing, Ethnic Cleansing, and Mass
Destruction in Cambodia
Background
The Genocide
Communist and Nazi Mass Destructions –Similarities and Differences
Part IV
Decolonization, Ethnic Cleansing and Mass Destruction: Introduction
The Disintegration of Yugoslavia and Mass Destruction
Historical Background
The Immediate Causes Leading to Ethnic Cleansing
War
Kosovo
Ethnic Cleansing and the Destruction of Human Life
Mass Destruction and the Adjustment of Power Relations
Between Former Subjects of the European Colonial Powersin Africa and Asia: Introduction
Bangladesh
Cause and Effect
Targeting the Tutsis for Destruction in Rwanda
Burundi and Rwanda
The Mass Murders in Burundi
The Killings in Rwanda
Cause and Effect
East Timor
Conclusion
Isolating and Classifying Dynamics Contributing to Mass Destruction and Genocide
Classifying Mass Destructions According to Magnitude
Mass Destruction and the Perception of the Human Being
Mass Destruction and the Idea of Progress
Countering the Dynamics Contributing to Mass Destruction and Genocide
Types or Patterns of Genocide
Patterns of Mass Destruction from the Past to the Present
The Pattern Evident in All Genocides
Exploring Patterns or Types of Genocide
Recognizing Conflict Situations that may Lead to Genocide in the Future
Summary
Appendix
Appendix A: Graphs illustrating dynamics leading to mass destruction and genocide
Appendix B: Graphs illustrating extent of mass destruction in different genocides
Appendix C: Graphs illustrating extent, over time, of the influence different dynamics had on genocide
Exploring Patterns or Types of Genocide(continued)
Bibliography
Index