Encountering Genocide: Personal Accounts from Victims, Perpetrators, and Witnesses - Hardcover

Cutting-edge in its scope and approach, this unique volume offers first-person accounts of modern genocides to enable readers to more fully examine genocidal experiences and better understand the horror of such events. * Examines 10 modern genocides that occurred between 1904 and 2004 * Conveys the story of each genocide through primary source documents that detail historical and contemporary contexts * Addresses not only the reality of modern genocides but also the consequences and impact on individuals * Challenges the readers to look more carefully into the historic details of the genocide under discussion, fostering critical thinking and research * Enables students and other readers to empathize more directly with the reality of massive human rights violations

Paul R. Bartrop, PhD, is professor of history and director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL.