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The United States and Genocide: (Re)Defining the Relationship (Routledge Studies in Genocide and Crimes against Humanity) by Jeffrey S. (american University, Usa) Bachman is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 well as the US’ own actions. In response, this book challenges the dominant narrative through a comprehensive analysis of the US’ relationship with genocide. The analysis is situated within the broader genocide studies literature, while emphasizing the role of state responsibility for the commission of genocide and the crime’s ancillary acts. The book addresses how a culture of impunity contributes to the resiliency of the dominant narrative in the face of considerable evidence that challenges it. Bachman’s narrative presents a far darker relationship between the US and genocide, one that has developed from the start of the Genocide Convention’s negotiations and has extended all the way to present day, as can be seen in the relationships the US maintains with potentially genocidal regimes, fr

Who reads The United States and Genocide: (Re)Defining the Relationship (Routledge Studies in Genocide and Crimes against Humanity)?

Author

Jeffrey S. (american University, Usa) Bachman

Publisher

Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781351692175

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, True Crime, History