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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.

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

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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.

University of Minnesota: Holocaust & Genocide Studies (CHGS)

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.

Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide

Conceptual and historical overview, building on the author's expertise with bullying and bystanders

Genocide, Ethnocide, and Ethnic Cleansing: An Exploratory Review

Conceptual overview, with details on operational definitions and warning signs. Case study briefs with outcomes and lessons learned.

Access through The Applied Anthropologist, online journal website (vol. 38, no. 1/2, 2018, by Peter Van Arsdale, Melissa Jessen, Nicole Hawthorne, Kellie Ramirez, and Cathy Smith)

IWitness USC Shoah Foundation

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.

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

Author Ben 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, the Nazi Holocaust, Stalin’s mass murders, and the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides. He identifies connections, patterns, and features that in nearly every case gave early warning of the catastrophe to come: racism or religious prejudice, territorial expansionism, and cults of antiquity and agrarianism. ISBN: 9780300144253

The Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective

Focusing on the twentieth century, this collection of essays by leading international experts offers an up-to-date, comprehensive history and analysis of multiple cases of genocide and genocidal acts. The book contains studies of the Armenian genocide; the victims of Stalinist terror; the Holocaust; and Imperial Japan. Contributors explore colonialism and address the fate of the indigenous peoples in Africa, North America, and Australia.

Toward the Understanding and Prevention of Genocide

From a 1984 conference, the first major gathering of its type on this topic.  This book brings together transcripts of the round table discussions from the historic International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide and emphasizes proposals for the prevention of future acts of genocide. ISBN: 9781000003260

The History and Sociology of Genocide: Analyses and Case Studies

Genocide is not an invention of the twentieth-century, say Frank Chalk and Kurt Jonassohn in this absorbing book, but has occurred throughout history in all parts of the world.

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