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Author

Semelin, Jacques.

Uniform Title Purifier et detruire. English

Title Purify and destroy [electronic resource] : the political uses of massacre and genocide / Jacques Semelin ; translated from the French by Cynthia Schoch.

Imprint

New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xvi, 443 p.
Series	The CERI series in comparative politics and international studies
	CERI series in comparative politics and international studies.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 384-391) and indexes.
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.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Genocide -- Political aspects.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Schoch, Cynthia.
	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780231142823 (cloth alk. paper)
	9780231142830
	9780231512374 (e-book)