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Title Genocide and mass atrocities in Asia : legacies and prevention / edited by Deborah Mayerson and Annie Pohlman
Published London ; New York : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series Routledge contemporary Asia series ; 40
Routledge contemporary Asia series ; 40.
Contents Introduction / Deborah Mayersen and Annie Pohlman -- Part 1. The Legacies of Atrocities in Asia -- An Ongoing Legacy of Atrocity : Torture and the Indonesian State / Annie Pohlman -- International Civil Society as Agent of Protection : Responses to the Famine in East Timor / Clinton Fernandes -- Maximizing Transitional Justice Opportunities : The Case of East Timor's CAVR / Heather Castel -- Transitional Justice Time : Uncle San, Aunty Yan, and Outreach at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal / Alex Hinton -- Humanitarian Intervention and the Legacies of Security Council (In) action : East Pakistan (1971) and East Timor (1976-1979) / Phil Orchard -- Part 2. Preventing Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia and Globally -- Political Realism, Sovereignty and Intervention : Is Genocide Prevention Really Possible in a World of Sovereign States? / Paul Bartrop -- Political Instability and Genocide : Comparing Causes in Asia and the Pacific and Globally / Benjamin Goldsmith, Dimitri Semenovich and Arcot Sowmya -- Discourses on Violence : Constraints and Challenges for Mediators in Asia / Dale Bagshaw and Damien Coghlan -- "Never Again" or Again and Again : The Genocide Convention, the Responsibility to Protect and Mass Atrocity Prevention / Deborah Mayersen -- Conclusion / Deborah Mayersen and Annie Pohlman
Summary The twentieth century has been labelled the 'century of genocide', and according to estimates, more than 250 million civilians were victims of genocide and mass atrocities during this period. This book provides one of the first regional perspectives on mass atrocities in Asia, by exploring the issue through two central themes. Bringing together experts in genocide studies and area specialists, the book looks at the legacy of past genocides and mass atrocities, with case studies on East Timor, Cambodia and Indonesia. It explores the enduring legacies of trauma and societal divisions, t
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Genocide -- Asia -- History -- 20th century
Atrocities -- Asia -- History -- 20th century
Mass murder -- Asia -- History -- 20th century
Political violence -- Asia -- History -- 20th century
Psychic trauma -- Social aspects -- Asia
Genocide -- Prevention -- Government policy -- Asia
TRUE CRIME -- General.
Atrocities
Genocide
Mass murder
Political violence
Politics and government
Psychic trauma -- Social aspects
Social conditions
Social policy
SUBJECT Asia -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87003817
Asia -- History, Military -- 20th century
Asia -- Social conditions
Asia -- Social policy
Subject Asia
Genre/Form History
Military history
Form Electronic book
Author Mayersen, Deborah
Pohlman, Annie
ISBN 9781135047719
1135047715
1299641415
9781299641419