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Purify and destroy : the political uses of massacre and genocide / Jacques Sémelin ; translated from the French by Cynthia Schoch.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: The CERI series in comparative politics and international studiesPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.Description: xvi, 443 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780231142823 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780231512374 (ebook)
Uniform titles:
  • Purifier et détruire. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 304.6/63 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6322.7 .S4613 2007
Online resources:
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 -- The "never again" refrain.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 384-391) and indexes.

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 -- The "never again" refrain.

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