na INLIS000000000004968 20200508202943 200508||||||||| | ||| |||| ||eng|| 0028658477 010-0520004968 eng 304.663 304.663/SHE/E Edited by Dinah L. Shelton Encyclopedia of genocide and crimes against humanity New York Gale Thomson 2005 3 vol. :illus.; 29 cm. Vol.1:A-H. Vol.2: I-S. Vol.3:T-Z + Index The Encyclopedia spans the globe to explain the issues behind crimes against humanity and human rights issues as they relate to individual countries and the world at large. It traces the history of events that qualify as genocide and crimes against humanity, profiles perpetrators and heroes, and explains international laws and law proceedings aimed at ending genocide and crimes against humanity. It also delves into depictions and manifestations of the phenomenon, such as propaganda, sociological and philosophical explanations, literature and film. Genocide - History - Encyclopedias