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This Time We Knew: Western Responses to Genocide in Bosnia
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Description for This Time We Knew: Western Responses to Genocide in Bosnia
Paperback. We didn't know. For half a century, Western politicians and intellectuals have so explained away their inaction in the face of genocide in World War II. This book covers a collection of critical, reflective, essays that offer detailed sociological, political, and historical analyzes of western responses to the war. Editor(s): Cushman, Thomas; Mestrovic, Stjepan G. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; HBTZ1; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
A crafted collection detailing western responses to the Balkan War
We didn't know. For half a century, Western politicians and intellectuals have so explained away their inaction in the face of genocide in World War II. In stark contrast, Western observers today face a daily barrage of information and images, from CNN, the Internet, and newspapers about the parties and individuals responsible for the current Balkan War and crimes against humanity. The stories, often accompanied by video or pictures of rape, torture, mass graves, and ethnic cleansing, available almost instantaneously, do not allow even the most uninterested viewer to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814715352
SKU
V9780814715352
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99-50
About Cushman
Thomas Cushman is Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College in Massachusetts and the founder and editor-at-large of the Journal of Human Rights. He has written or edited numerous books, including George Orwell Into the 21st Century, A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq, and This Time We Knew: Western Responses to Genocide in Bosnia (NYU Press). Stjepan ... Read more
Reviews for This Time We Knew: Western Responses to Genocide in Bosnia
For people who still are wondering what was happening to the conscience of the West toward Bosnia since 1991, This Time We Knew: Western Responses to Genocide in Bosnia is must reading.
Universal Press Syndicate
This Time We Knew is a work of scholarship that aspires to be an act of conscienceand succeeds in its aspirations.
Los ... Read more
Universal Press Syndicate
This Time We Knew is a work of scholarship that aspires to be an act of conscienceand succeeds in its aspirations.
Los ... Read more