An edition of Purifier et détruire (2005)

Purify and destroy

the political uses of massacre and genocide

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An edition of Purifier et détruire (2005)

Purify and destroy

the political uses of massacre and genocide

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Hurst & Company
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English
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443

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Subjects

Genocide, Political aspects, Political aspects of Genocide

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Cover of: Purify and destroy
Purify and destroy: the political uses of massacre and genocide
2008, Columbia University Press
in English
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Cover of: Purify and destroy
Purify and destroy: the political uses of massacre and genocide
2007, Hurst and Company
in English
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Cover of: Purify and destroy
Purify and destroy: the political uses of massacre and genocide
2007, Hurst & Company
in English
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Cover of: Purifier et détruire
Purifier et détruire: usages politiques des massacres et génocides
2005, Seuil
in French
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Cover of: Purifier et détruire
Purifier et détruire: usages politiques des massacres et génocides
2005, Seuil
in French
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Table of Contents

The imaginary constructs of social destructiveness
From inflammatory discourse to sacrificial violence
International context, war and the media
The dynamics of mass murder
The vertigo of impunity
The political uses of massacres and genocides
Conclusion: The "never again" refrain.

Edition Notes

First published in France in October 2005 by Editions du Seuil, Paris as 'Purifier et détruire: usages politiques des massacres et génocides'.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 384- 391) and indexes.

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CERI series in comparative politics and international studies, CERI series in comparative politics and international studies (London, England)

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xvi, 443 p. ;
Number of pages
443

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OL21026401M
ISBN 10
185065817X
ISBN 13
9781850658177
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3754837

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