Reflections on the Significance of Images in Genocide Studies: Some Methodological Considerations

Social practices such as massacres, mass violence and the extermination of entire populations are not a historical novelty. Indeed, when Raphael Lemkin coined the term genocide in 1944 he was but giving a new name to an old crime.1 Such phenomena have been witnessed by humanity since Ancient times a...

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Autor principal: Sánchez-Biosca, Vicente (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zylberman, Lior
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Publicado: 2018
En: Genocide studies and prevention
Año: 2018
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