A major contribution to our understanding of the catastrophic events that have traumatized this most violent of centuries, from Hiroshima and the Holocaust to the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and mass killing in Rwanda.

Stanley Kunitz

Indispensable reading for those who feel there are no dragons left that need slaying.

Bogdan Denitch, Director, Institute on Transition to Democracy, and Resident Professor of Sociology, City University of New York Graduate School

Each of these essays addresses problems of great moral and political significance... this collection will be most helpful to politicians, diplomats, military theorists, and journalists who must struggle toward new understandings of the dynamics of mass violence and war.

Rolf Ekeus, Executive Chairman, United Nations Special Commission DIS .40

While most of the essays are brief recapitulations of articles and books that have previously appeared, this might be the strength of the volume, making it perfect for classroom adoption. Many of its essays will undoubtedly provoke heated discussion.

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