Why Did They Kill?: Cambodia in the Shadow of Genocide

by Alexander Laban Hinton

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Of all the horrors human beings perpetrate, genocide stands near the top of the list. Its toll is staggering: well over 100 million dead worldwide. Why Did They Kill? is one of the first anthropological attempts to analyze the origins of genocide. In it, Alexander Hinton focuses on the devastation that took place in Cambodia from April 1975 to January 1979 under the Khmer Rouge in order to explore why mass murder happens and what motivates...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520241797

ISBN13:9780520241794

Release Date:December 2004

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.16 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Asia Cambodia Cultural Ethnic & Tribal Ethnic Studies History Humanities Politics & Social Sciences Religion & Spirituality Religious Studies Social Science Social Sciences Southeast Asia Specific Demographics

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