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Confronting evils Confronting evils Claudia Card "In this new contribution to philosophical ethics, Claudia Card revisits the theory of evil developed in her earlier book The Atrocity Paradigm (2002), and expands it to consider collectively perpetr… OL15603375W
Taking Lives Taking Lives Irving Horowitz "Taking Lives is a pivotal effort to reconstruct the social and political contexts of twentieth-century, state-inspired mass murder. Irving Louis Horowitz re-examines genocide from a new perspective … OL157671W
Over a thousand hills I walk with you Over a thousand hills I walk with you Hanna Jansen "Before one fateful April day, Jeanne lived the life of a typical Rwandan girl. She fought with her little sister, went to school, and teased her brother. Then, in one horrifying night, everything ch… OL15967693W
Not on our watch Not on our watch Don Cheadle,John Prendergast Presents a call to action on behalf of the genocide victims of Sudan's Darfur, describing the brutalities taking place there and outlining six strategies for making key differences. OL16062162W
The origins of genocide The origins of genocide Dominik J. Schaller,J urgen Zimmerer Published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations 'Genocide Convention', this volume analyses the historical scholarship of the founding figure of the convention, Raphael Lemkin (1900… OL19892995W
Genocide and Crisis in Central Africa Genocide and Crisis in Central Africa Christian P. Scherrer Scherrer examines the ethnicized conflicts, periodic war, and genocide in Rwanda and Burundi. The 1994 genocide in Rwanda may have resulted in the murder of a million Tutsi and moderate Hutu, while t… OL2178705W
A Problem from Hell A Problem from Hell Samantha Power ""A Problem from Hell" is a path-breaking interrogation of the last century of American history. Samantha Power poses a question that haunts our nation's past: Why do American leaders who vow "never … OL264876W
Becoming Evil Becoming Evil James Waller Preface: "I Couldn't Do This to Someone"Part 1: What Are the Origins of Extraordinary Human Evil? Introduction: A Place Called Mauthausen1. The Nature of Extraordinary Human Evil"Nits Make Lice"2. Ki… OL5825822W