Genocide, 2nd Edition: Modern Crimes Against Humanity
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 150
Published: 2013
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"Genocide, 2nd Edition: Modern Crimes Against Humanity" by Brendan January delves into the complex history and definitions of genocide, exploring its occurrence throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. The book examines key case studies, including the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide, and the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, while also addressing ongoing situations that raise concerns for future mass atrocities. Through a critical lens, January analyzes the social, political, and economic factors that contribute to these horrific events, calling for awareness, education, and action to prevent future genocides and protect vulnerable populations from such crimes against humanity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade-12th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.
There are 150 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2013 by Twenty-First Century Books (Tm) .
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY's bestselling reference books include The New York Public Library Desk Reference, The New York Public Library Book of Answers, and The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference. BRENDAN JANUARY is the author of many nonfiction children's books.