How does ideology in some states radicalise to such an extent as to become genocidal? Can the causes of radicalisation be seen as internal or external? Examining the ideological evolution in the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust and during the break up of Yugoslavia, Elisabeth Hope Murray seeks to answer these questions in this comparative work.
Reviews / Votes
"This is among the most theoretically based
comparative studies of genocide, and its focus is one that has generally been
neglected. . this book is a significant addition to genocide research
literature and should lead to numerous dissertations that incorporate
hypotheses it presents. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduate
collections and above." (P. G. Conway, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016)
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sewn/stitched
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Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
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978-1-137-40470-1 (9781137404701)
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Dr Elisabeth Hope Murray is an Assistant Professor of Security Studies and International Affairs at Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. She has held previous research posts at the University of Hamburg in Germany, and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and she is on the executive board of the International Network of Genocide Scholars.
Introduction 1. Problems and Challenges in Genocidal Research 2. Defining the Devil: a Short Historiography of Genocide and a Case Study Overview 3. The Anti-Nation: Otherness and Ideological Radicalisation 4. The Nation: Ideological Radicalisation of the Elect 5. The Homeland: Changing Perceptions of Blut Und Boden 6. Analysis and Conclusion: Mapping Genocidal Ideology