Library: HIS353: Holocaust: HIS353: Holocaust

Final Project: Applying the Lesson of the Holocaust

In this assignment you will draw lessons from the experience of the Holocaust and demonstrate what you have learned by applying these lessons to a real world ethical problem.

Begin by researching one of the following post-Holocaust genocides:

Cambodia (1975-1979)
Bosnia (1992-1995)
Rwanda (1990-1995)
Darfur, Sudan (2003-2010)

In the box below, you will find links to a wide variety of articles and eBooks that go into detail on each of these events.

Selected Articles & eBooks

Background Information

Cambodia A topic page from Credo Reference
Khmer Rouge Comes to Power in Cambodia Research Starter from Ebsco. Contains background information to get you started on a topic.

Articles

Genocide: The Cambodian experience
Williams, S. (2005). Genocide: The Cambodian experience. International Criminal Law Review, 5(3), 447-461. https://doi.org/10.1163/1571812054940166
Introduction: Conflict in Cambodia, 1945-2002
Kiernan, B. (2002). Introduction: Conflict in Cambodia, 1945-2002. Critical Asian Studies, 34(4), 483-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/1467271022000035893
Justice delayed or too late for justice? The Khmer Rouge Tribunal and the Cambodian "genocide" 1975-79
Menzel, J. (2007). Justice delayed or too late for justice? The Khmer Rouge Tribunal and the Cambodian "genocide" 1975-79. Journal of Genocide Research, 9(2), 215-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623520701368602
Memory and the everyday landscape of violence in post-genocide Cambodia
Tyner, J. A., Alvarez, G. B., & Colucci, A. R. (2012). Memory and the everyday landscape of violence in post-genocide Cambodia. Social & Cultural Geography, 13(8), 853-871. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2012.734847
Specificities: The broken chain: Genocide in the re-construction and de-struction of Cambodian society
Um, K. (1998). Specificities: The broken chain: Genocide in the re-construction and de-struction of Cambodian society. Social Identities, 4(1), 131-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504639851924
Why did you kill?: The Cambodian genocide and the dark side of face and honor
Hinton, A.L. (1998). Why did you kill?: The Cambodian genocide and the dark side of face and honor. The Journal of Asian Studies, 57(1), 93-122. https://doi.org/10.2307/2659025

eBooks

Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination From Sparta to Darfur
Chapter 15: Cambodia & Rwanda
Facing Death in Cambodia
Genocide
Cambodia, P. 220
Genocide: New Perspectives on Its Causes, Courses and Consequences
Chapter 5: Smashing the Enemies
Genocide and the Geographical Imagination: Life and Death in Germany, China, and Cambodia
Chapter 4: Cambodia
Genocide and the Geographical Imagination: Life and Death in Germany, China, and Cambodia
Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective
Chapter 14: Cambodia

Background Information

Bosnia Conflict Haas, M. (2020). Bosnia conflict. Salem Press Encyclopedia.
Troubled Balkans Report from CQ Researcher

Articles

Genocide, war crimes and the conflict in Bosnia: Understanding the perpetrators
Clark, J. N. (2009). Genocide, war crimes and the conflict in Bosnia: Understanding the perpetrators. Journal of Genocide Research, 11(4), 421-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623520903309479
Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Markusen, E., & Mennecke, M. (2004). Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Human Rights Review, 5(4), 72-85. https://link.springer.com/journal/12142
Micro–macro dimensions of the Bosnian genocides: The circumplex model and violentization theory
Winton, M. A., & Unlu, A. (2008). Micro–macro dimensions of the Bosnian genocides: The circumplex model and violentization theory. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 13(1),45-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2007.09.001
Religion and genocide nexuses: Bosnia as case study
Temoney, K. E. (2017). Religion and genocide nexuses: Bosnia as case study. Religions, 8(6), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel8060112
Towards an explanation for the Bosnian genocide of 1992-1995
Hoare, M. A. (2014). Towards an explanation for the Bosnian Genocide of 1992-1995. Studies in Ethnicity & Nationalism, 14(3), 516-532. https://doi.org/10.1111/sena.12111

eBooks

Balkan Genocides
Chapter 10: War in Bosnia
Genocide
Serbia and the wars of Yugoslav succession, p. 281
Genocide in Bosnia
Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective
Chapter 17

Background Information

Rwandan Genocide
Powell, J. B. (2019). Rwandan genocide. Salem Press Encyclopedia.
Rwanda genocide 1994

Articles

African holocaust
White, D. (2014). An African holocaust. History Today, 64(6), 40-46. http://www.historytoday.com
Could the Rwandan genocide have been prevented?
Stanton, G. (2004). Could the Rwandan genocide have been prevented? Journal of Genocide Research, 6(2), 211-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462352042000225958
Disconnecting the threads: Rwanda and the Holocaust reconsidered
Lemarchand, R. (2002). Disconnecting the threads: Rwanda and the Holocaust reconsidered. Journal of Genocide Research, 4(4), 499-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/146235022000000436
How many perpetrators were there in the Rwandan genocide? An estimate
Straus, S. (2004). How many perpetrators were there in the Rwandan genocide? An estimate. Journal of Genocide Research, 6(1), 85-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/1462352042000194728
Rwandan path to genocide: The genesis of the capacity of the Rwandan post-colonial state to organise and unleash a project of extermination
Langford, P. (2005). The Rwandan path to genocide: The genesis of the capacity of the Rwandan post-colonial state to organise and unleash a project of extermination. Civil Wars, 7(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698280500074412
Scourge of racism: Genocide in Rwanda
White, K. (2009). Scourge of racism: Genocide in Rwanda. Journal of Black Studies, 39(3), 471-481. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934706297877

eBooks

Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination From Sparta to Darfur
Chapter 15: Cambodia & Rwanda
From War to Genocide: Criminal Politics in Rwanda, 1990–1994
Genocide
Rwanda, p. 287
Order of Genocide: Race, Power, and War in Rwanda
Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective
Chapter 15

Background Information

Crisis in Darfur Report from CQ Researcher
Darfur Conflict Aliprandini, M., & Goodwin, C. (2019). Darfur conflict. Salem Press Encyclopedia.

Articles

Case of societal destruction in Darfur: Sudan and rule by serial genocide
Apsel, J. (2006). The case of societal destruction in Darfur: Sudan and rule by serial genocide. Conference proposal for the American Sociological Association conference, Montreal, CA.
Darfur and the Genocide Debate
Straus, S. (2005). Darfur and the genocide debate. Foreign Affairs, 84(1), 123-133.
Darfur scorched: Looming genocide in Western Sudan
Vehnämäki, M. (2006). Darfur scorched: Looming genocide in Western Sudan. Journal Of Genocide Research, 8(1), 51-82. https://doi.org/10.108014623520600552868
Displaced and dispossessed of Darfur: Explaining the sources of a continuing state-led genocide
Hagan, J., & Kaiser, J. (2011). The displaced and dispossessed of Darfur: Explaining the sources of a continuing state-led genocide. British Journal of Sociology, 62(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-4446.2011.01357.x
Gendered genocide: The socially destructive process of genocidal rape, killing, and displacement in Darfur
Kaiser, J., & Hagan, J. (2015). Gendered genocide: The socially destructive process of genocidal rape, killing, and displacement in Darfur. Law & Society Review, 49(1), 69-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/lasr.12122
Genocide in Sudan: A look at three events.
Booker, T. (2008). Genocide in Sudan: A look at three events. International Journal of Regional & Local Studies, 4(1), 71-88. http://www.ijorals.co.uk/
Intent to destroy: The genocidal impact of forced migration in Darfur, Sudan
Patrick, E. (2005). Intent to destroy: The genocidal impact of forced migration in Darfur, Sudan. Journal of Refugee Studies, 8(4), 410-429. https://doi.org/10.1093/refuge/fei038
U.S. government Darfur genocide investigation
Totten, S., & Markusen, E. (2005). The US government Darfur genocide investigation. Journal of Genocide Research, 7(2), 279-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623520500127571
Why the killing in Darfur is genocide
Trahan, J. (2007). Why the killing in Darfur is genocide. Fordham International Law Journal, 31(4), 990-1057. http://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ilj/

eBooks

How to use this guide

Welcome! Use the resources listed in this guide to help with your final project in this course.

Required eBook

A Promise at Sobibór

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