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Climate Change and Genocide: Environmental Violence in the 21st Century
J Rgen Zimmerer
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Description for Climate Change and Genocide: Environmental Violence in the 21st Century
Hardback. Editor(s): Zimmerer, Jurgen. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPVH; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174. Weight in Grams: 408.
Climate change caused by human activity is the most fundamental challenge facing mankind in the 21st century, since it will drastically alter the living conditions of millions of people, mainly in the Global South. Environmental violence, including resource crises such as peak fossil fuel, will lie at the heart of future conflicts. However, Genocide Studies have so far neglected this subject, due to the emphasis that traditional genocide scholarship places on ideology and legal prosecution, leading to a narrow understanding of the driving forces of genocide. This books aims at changing this, initiating a ... Read more
Climate change caused by human activity is the most fundamental challenge facing mankind in the 21st century, since it will drastically alter the living conditions of millions of people, mainly in the Global South. Environmental violence, including resource crises such as peak fossil fuel, will lie at the heart of future conflicts. However, Genocide Studies have so far neglected this subject, due to the emphasis that traditional genocide scholarship places on ideology and legal prosecution, leading to a narrow understanding of the driving forces of genocide. This books aims at changing this, initiating a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
407g
Number of Pages
134
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138886421
SKU
V9781138886421
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About J Rgen Zimmerer
Jurgen Zimmerer is Professor of History at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and President of the International Network of Genocide Scholars. His research interests include German Colonialism, Comparative Genocide, Colonialism and the Holocaust, Critical Prevention Studies and Environmental Violence and Genocide. He is the author and editor of nine books and numerous articles.
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