Melodie H. Eich A Cultural History of Genocide in the Mi (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Further DetailsTitle: A Cultural History of Genocide in the Middle AgesCondition: NewISBN-10: 1350469750EAN: 9781350469754ISBN: 9781350469754Publisher: Bloomsbury AcademicFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/14/2024Description:

The period covered by this volume, roughly 800-1400, considers genocidal massacres and actions within the context of the pre-modern state, a time when the term “genocide” did not yet exist. In considering rhetoric, discrimination, and political and legal marginalization that impacted the lives of particular peoples, the volume takes as its premise that genocidal practices and massacres can occur when social dynamism and political change challenges the identity of a community.The case studies analysed in the individual chapters implicitly or explicitly draw upon the frameworks of comparative genocide scholars to explore genocidal massacres in the Middle Ages as localized phenomenon, even if these isolated outbursts do not graph onto the modern definition of genocide perfectly. Each contribution considers genocide as caused by settling national, religious, and ethnic differences; genocide as designed to enforce or fulfil an ideology; and genocide as designed to colonize. Collectively the essays move beyond the number of people killed to consider the steps taken against a people to erase them from the social and cultural fabric of society. It is hoped that this volume encourages us to think both about the legal structures of genocide but also about how the term can be more inclusive and expansive.

Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 244mmItem Length: 169mmContributor: Melodie H. Eichbauer (Edited by)Author: Melodie H. EichbauerGenre: HistoryTopic: Society & Culture, Social SciencesBook Series: Cultural Histories SeriesRelease Year: 2024

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