| International Standard Book Number |
9780674306844 ePub ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674306868 PDF ebook
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674299054 trade paperback
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| International Standard Book Number |
0674299051 trade paperback
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| Personal Name |
Walrath, Dana, author, artist.
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| Title Statement |
The book of genocides / Dana Mashoian Walrath.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
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| Formatted Contents Note |
A note from the author -- Introduction -- Genocide of the Frist Peoples of the Americas -- The genocide of Black Americans -- The genocide of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples -- The Armenians genocide -- The genocide of Jews in the Holocaust -- The Palestinian genocide -- The Cambodian genocide -- The Tutsi genocide in Rwanda -- The Bosnian genocide -- The Rohingya genocide.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"The Book of Genocides is a haunting graphic narrative that compels readers to confront the most harrowing chapters of human history not as distant events but as visceral experiences. Dana Mashoian Walrath covers ten major atrocities across five centuries: the mass slaughter of the First Peoples of the Americas, the brutalization of Black Americans, the devastation of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders, the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the Cambodian killing fields, the Rwandan genocide, the Bosnian genocide, the deadly persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar, and the genocide in Gaza. Walrath makes plain that the purpose of genocide is always a land grab, and its central apparatus is dehumanization: each chapter delves into how dehumanization operates, not just through violence but through the political and intellectual systems that enable it. The book's unique interactive design allows readers to reshape images of victims into grotesque forms mirroring the mental mechanisms of dehumanization. With each page turn, the victims' humanity is restored, making their suffering undeniable. The Book of Genocides is an unsettling experience, shot through with the emotional gravity of horrific events -- not just historical memories but ongoing realities, painful truths that shape our world and demand our action"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Genocide History Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Genocide Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Nonfiction comics.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Historical comics.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Artists' books.
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