{"product_id":"what-is-genocide-9780745687070","title":"What Is Genocide?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fully revised edition of Martin Shaw's classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea's history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Offering a radical critique of the existing literature on genocide, he argues that what distinguishes genocide from more legitimate warfare is that the 'enemies' targeted are groups and individuals of a civilian character. He vividly illustrates his argument with a wide range of historical examples - from the Holocaust to Rwanda and Palestine to Yugoslavia - and shows how the question 'What is genocide?' matters politically whenever populations are threatened by violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003esecond edition\u003c\/i\u003e of this compelling book will continue to spark interest and vigorous debate, appealing to students and scholars across the social sciences and in international law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e is a historical sociologist of global politics, war and genocide and the author \u003ci\u003eWar and Genocide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGenocide and International Relations\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Sussex University and Research Professor at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327806017810,"sku":"9780745687070","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd8efdf4-6b97-4014-a63a-4f450fe8e01a.jpg?v=1727720866","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-is-genocide-9780745687070","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}