Description
Colonialism and Genocide in the Modern Age considers the connections that exist between colonial conquest and genocide in modern history. Drawing on a unique interpretation of Raphael Lemkin's conception of genocide, it closely examines early America and the killing of native Americans, the exploits of imperial Britain in Australia, Africa, Canada and India in addition to Nazi Germany. The book employs a range of source materials to develop original ideas about Lemkin's definition, the historical reasons for colonial genocide and the discussion about intentional versus unintentional genocide.
Complete with web links, this important new study from a key scholar in the field of genocide studies is a vital text for all students of the Holocaust, European colonization and genocide in world history.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I - Germany
1. Come and See
2. On Pain of Extinction
3. Embracing Imperialism
4. Hitler's Realism
5. Raphael Lemkin's War
Part II - Britain
6. The Tempest
7. Claiming the World
8. Am I Not A Man and a Brother?
9. Land and Lives in Australia
10. The Lords of Humankind
Part III - America
11. The Misfits
12. The Endless Frontier
13. Democracy in America: What de Tocqueville Saw
14. Land and Lives in America
15. Jefferson's Genocide
Part IV - On Genocide
16. Relations of Destruction
17. With Intent to Destroy
18. History, Responsibility, Recognition
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 23 Jul 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781472512307 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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