How mass atrocities end : studies from Guatemala, Burundi, Indonesia, Sudan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Iraq / edited by Bridget Conley-Zilkic.

Other author Conley-Zilkic, Bridget, editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationNew York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Copyright Date©2016
Description1 online resource (xvii, 224 pages)
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects
Atrocities--Prevention. --Case studies.
Genocide--Prevention. --Case studies.
Atrocities--Case studies.
Genocide--Case studies.
Electronic books.

Contents Cover; Half-title ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Table of contents ; List of figures ; List of tables ; List of boxes ; List of contributors ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; The wrong story: the limits of ''genocide''
Contents Actual mass atrocities endings: six clusters of incidents Dynamics of endings ; Four stories of how mass atrocities end ; Perpetrator logic governing atrocity endings ; A story of historical-political change ; A story of atrocity endings and conflict.
Contents The story of international engagement and atrocity endings Conclusion ; Works Cited ; Guatemala: The persistence of genocidal logic beyond mass killing ; Introduction ; Part One: Patterns of Mass Atrocity Violence ; Part Two: The Context of Guatemala's Internal Armed Conflict.
Contents Geopolitical Context The Lucas García Government and Onset of the Counterinsurgency ; The Limits of Mass Violence ; Toward a More Radical Solution: The Coup D'état ; Part Three: An Analysis of Mass Atrocities in the Guatemalan Case ; Operation Victory 82.
Contents The First Stage of Mass Atrocity Ending: From Collective Killing to Population Control The Second Stage of Mass Atrocity Ending: The Strategic Defeat of the Guerrilla ; The Third Stage of Mass Atrocity Ending: The Political Transition.
Abstract Given the brutality of mass atrocities, it is no wonder that one question dominates research and policy: what can we, who are not at risk, do to prevent such violence and hasten endings? But this question skips a more fundamental question for understanding the trajectory of violence: how do mass atrocities actually end? This volume presents an analysis of the processes, decisions, and factors that help bring about the end of mass atrocities. It includes qualitatively rich case studies from Burundi, Guatemala, Indonesia, Sudan, Bosnia, and Iraq, drawing patterns from wide-ranging data. As such, it offers a much needed correction to the popular 'salvation narrative' framing mass atrocity in terms of good and evil. The nuanced, multidisciplinary approach followed here represents not only an essential tool for scholars, but an important step forward in improving civilian protection.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 21, 2016).
Issued in other formPrint version: How mass atrocities end. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107124370
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formCase studies.
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Standard identifier# DOI 10.1017/CBO9781316407578.001

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