Blood And Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur

by Benedict Kiernan

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For thirty years Benedict Kiernan has been deeply involved in the study of genocide and crimes against humanity. He has played a key role in unearthing confidential documentation of the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. His writings have transformed our understanding not only of twentieth-century Cambodia but also of the historical phenomenon of genocide. This new bookandmdash;the first global history of genocide and extermination from ancient timesandmdash;is among his most important achievements. Kiernan examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on worldwide colonial exterminations and twentieth-century case studies including the Armenian genocide,...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780522854770
  • Publish Date 1 February 2008 (first published 1 January 2007)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 30 May 2016
  • Publish Country AU
  • Imprint Melbourne University Press
  • Format Paperback (UK Trade)
  • Pages 766
  • Language English