Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps Toward Early Detection and Effective Action

by Hamburg,David A.

• ISBN13: 9781594515583
• ISBN10: 1594515581
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-01-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The revised and updated paperback edition of this important book brings current efforts to prevent genocide up to date including:

Author Biography

David A. Hamburg, M.D., is DeWitt Wallace Distinguished Scholar at Weill Cornell Medical College. He was President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1982 to 1997. He has been Professor at Stanford University and Harvard University, President of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dr. Hamburg's honors include the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal (its highest award) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the highest civilian award of the United States). Among his publications are Today's Children (1992), No More Killing Fields (2002), and Learning to Live Together (2004). He was cochair with Cyrus Vance of the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Credits	p. xviii
Nature and Severity of the Problem
Prevention of Genocide: Overview	p. 2
Paths to Genocide: Predisposing and Precipitating Factors and Their Relevance for Prevention	p. 19
An Illustrative Genocide: The Armenians	p. 36
An Illustrative Supergenocide: The Holocaust	p. 42
An Illustrative Genocide: Burundi-Rwanda	p. 60
Preventing Genocide: Leadership, Negotiation, Democracy,and International Help in the Vivid Example of South Africa	p. 72
Pillars of Prevention: Strategies, Tools, and Practices
Proactive Help in Preventing Mass Violence: Preventive Diplomacy and Beyond	p. 98
Democracy and Prevention of Mass Violence	p. 117
Fostering Equitable Socioeconomic Development	p. 140
Education for Human Survival	p. 159
Preventing Human Rights Abuses Through International Justice	p. 178
Restraints on Weaponry	p. 192
Institutions and Organizations: Who Can Do What?
Potential of the United Nations for Preventing Mass Violence	p. 204
The Promise of the European Union for Prevention of Genocide	p. 227
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe: Its Potential for Preventing Genocide	p. 245
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: An Instrument to Help in Preventing Genocide	p. 256
Conclusion
Summing Up: Essential Points for Preventing Genocide	p. 264
International Centers for the Prevention of Genocide: Unprecedented Historic Opportunities	p. 283
Recent Advances in Prevention of Mass Violence	p. 288
"Pioneers in the Prevention of Mass Violence": Filmed Interviews Organized by David Hamburg for Insight into the Evolution of the Prevention Movement	p. 317
Notes	p. 321
Bibliography	p. 349
Index	p. 363
About the Author	p. 374
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