Description:
Genocidal Crimes draws upon the extensive criminological literature on criminality and violence to provide a comprehensive and contemporary analysis of genocide. Written in an accessible style, this book differs from much of the writing on genocide in that it explicitly relies on criminological theory and research to help provide new insight into the nature and functioning of genocide.
Review Quotes:
'Alvarez's work is an excellent foray into a previously underutilized paradigm with which to pursue a better and more accurate understanding of genocide...Highly Recommended.'
- Choice, September 2010
'...considering this clearly written book actually covers an immense amount of ground in just 144 pages-Genocidal Crimes' remarkable combination of clarity and breadth renders it an indisputable success.'
'It is an easy read, comprehensive yet concise, and probably the perfect introductory primer for criminologists of all levels.'
'...Genocidal Crimes is more than Alvarez's rather modest claim to provide his readership with a "good overview"; it is a succinct, largely complete and thus excellent "jigsaw" of thinking on genocide...and I would strongly recommend it as a first port of call to any of my colleagues and students interested in exploring the topic of genocide studies.'-Nestar Russell, Nipissing University, in State Crime vol 1 no 1