{"product_id":"9780745619064","title":"War and Genocide Organised Killing in Modern Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWar and Genocide\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOrganised Killing in Modern Society\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMartin Shaw\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Genocide \u0026amp; War Crimes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world. \u003cp\u003eMost accounts of war and genocide treat them as separate phenomena. This book thoroughly examines the links between these two most inhuman of human activities. It shows that the generally legitimate business of war and the monstrous crime of genocide are closely related. This is not just because genocide usually occurs in the midst of war, but because genocide is a form of war directed against civilian populations. The book shows how fine the line has been, in modern history, between ‘degenerate war’ involving the mass destruction of civilian populations, and ‘genocide’, the deliberate destruction of civilian groups as such.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by one of the foremost sociological writers on war, \u003ci\u003eWar and Genocide\u003c\/i\u003e has four main features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean original argument about the meaning and causes of mass killing in the modern world;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea guide to the main intellectual resources – military, political and social theories – necessary to understand war and genocide;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esummaries of the main historical episodes of slaughter, from the trenches of the First World War to the Nazi Holocaust and the killing fields of Cambodia, Bosnia and Rwanda;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epractical guides to further reading, courses and websites.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book examines war and genocide together with their opposites, peace and justice. It looks at them from the standpoint of victims as well as perpetrators. It is an important book for anyone wanting to understand – and overcome – the continuing salience of destructive forces in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMartin Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of International Relations and Politics, University of Sussex\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 July 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745619064\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45985739899020,"sku":"9780745619064","price":65.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745619064_f9065aba-0d6c-4bbc-80aa-732db6a9bdcf.jpg?v=1780185687","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745619064","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}