Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Of very recent coinage, the term 'genocide' describes a very ancient practice. From the beginning of recorded history, men have killed men simply because the victims were somehow 'different.' Our century, of course, has seen genocide perfected: the unimaginably dismal record is too lengthy to be recounted here. There was hope, after World War II, that the United Nations might be able to avert future acts of genocide, but that body's record in Africa, Bangladesh, and elsewhere suggests nothing so much as indifference. Professor Kuper has written what has to be the definitive work on this subject." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
Synopsis
"A useful study. . . with extensive historical detail. . . . Kuper blames the many genocidal massacres of recent years on the failure of the United Nations and the major powers to enforce the (Genocide) Convention, and he has little difficulty in showing the records to be shabby."--Telford Taylor, The New York Times Book Review
"Genocide represents the climax of a concern which Leo Kuper has pursued over many years and in many different books. If there were a peace prize for sociologists, it should be awarded to him."--Michael Banton, Times Literary Supplement
"Perceptive, original, and compelling study. . . Systematic, informative, and wide-ranging. . . . A profound meditation on genocide."--Roger W. Smith, Perspective
"In this well-written and well-researched comparative study, Kuper examines the massacre of the Armenians by the Turks during World War I, the Holocaust, and other related indifference displayed by the United Nations and the lack of universal public education about genocide."--Alvin R. Sunseri, Library Journal
"The definitive work on this subject."--Virginia Quarterly Review