A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum inspires citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. the Museum provides a powerful lesson in the fragility of freedom, the myth of progress, and the need for vigilance in preserving democratic values. With unique power and authenticity, the Museum teaches millions of people each year about the dangers of unchecked hatred and the need to prevent genocide.
CHGS resource guides contextualize for educational purposes specific cases of genocide and incidents of mass violence. They are written by expert PhD candidates and scholars from various fields. Each provides a basic overview and includes events that led up to the violence, local and international responses, information on key actors, important terminology, and other relevant source materials.
This is an amazing resource for the Holocaust as well as each of the other genocides in this resource bank. Users need to create an account. They will then gain access to a wealth of materials for learning and teaching.
Genocide: An Anthropological Reader helps to lay a foundation for a ground-breaking "anthropology of genocide" by gathering together for the first time the seminal texts for learning about and understanding this phenomenon. Chapters by some of the 20th century's most important thinkers: (e.g.) Raphael Lemkin, Hannah Arendt, Leo Kuper, Akbar Ahmed, Michael Taussig. ISBN: 9780631223542
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