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Centuries of Genocide: Essays and Eyewitness Accounts

This book addresses examples of genocides perpetrated in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. Each chapter of the book is written by a recognized expert in the field, collectively demonstrating a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. ISBN: 9780415871921

Genocide

One million handmade bones laid out on the National Mall, as a protest against genocide and mass atrocities.

One million handmade bones laid out on the National Mall, as a protest against genocide and mass atrocities

Human Rights

A photograph depicted Khmer Rouge victims at Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, September 22, 2016.

A photograph depicted Khmer Rouge victims at Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, September 22, 2016.

International Response

Strasbourg, France - July 11, 2015: Uyghur human rights activists participate in a demonstration to protest against Chinese government's policy in Uyghur

Strasbourg, France - July 11, 2015: Uyghur human rights activists participate in a demonstration to protest against Chinese government's policy in Uyghur.

Survival

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II at the Armenian Genocide monument in Yerevan for a torch lighting ceremony for the genocide victims in Darfur. The two men are standing on purple cloth, with Garegin on the left and Williams on the right.

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II at the Armenian Genocide monument in Yerevan for a torch lighting ceremony for the genocide victims in Darfur. The two men are standing on purple cloth, with Garegin on the left and Williams on the right.

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Type(s) of Resources: 
  • Non-fiction
  • Primary Source(s): 
  • First Person Accounts
  • Grade Level(s): 
  • 9-12
  • Audience(s): 
  • Community Member
  • Teacher
  • Discipline(s): 
  • Social Studies