cultural genocide
"Davidson offers a unique and creative way of viewing the phenomenon of mass violence, critiquing simplistic models with a provocative, nuanced, and exciting analysis." Gary Fields, University of California, San Diego. Most genocide scholars focus on mass killings, but Lawrence Davidson, in contrast, discusses cultural genocide. He argues that when people have limited knowledge of cultures outside their own groups, they are unable to accurately assess the perceived threats posed by others around them. Throughout history, majorities have typically resolved these fears through mass killings, but the trauma of modern-day massacres prevents many states from engaging in physical genocide. Because majorities have become aware of external pressures and know that they should not resort to genocide, they have chosen cultural genocide as the "best alternative" to physical genocide. In the book "Cultural Genocide," this theory is applied to two cases that preceded the so-called "Holocaust," which Jews are said to have been subjected to under Nazi rule in Germany, and two cases that followed it: the extermination of the American Indians by ignorant settlers who viewed these natives as primitive and were inclined to deport them from border areas rather than exterminate them; the campaign against the culture of Jews in Eastern European countries who lived in areas under Russian influence; the subsequent Israeli attack on Palestinian culture; and China's takeover of Tibet. Conclusion: The author discusses the mechanisms that can be used to resist cultural genocide, as well as the influential contemporary social and political forces that must be overcome. Al-Obeikan Publishing
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cultural genocide
"Davidson offers a unique and creative way of viewing the phenomenon of mass violence, critiquing simplistic models with a provocative, nuanced, and exciting analysis." Gary Fields, University of California, San Diego. Most genocide scholars focus on mass killings, but Lawrence Davidson, in contrast, discusses cultural genocide. He argues that when people have limited knowledge of cultures outside their own groups, they are unable to accurately assess the perceived threats posed by others around them. Throughout history, majorities have typically resolved these fears through mass killings, but the trauma of modern-day massacres prevents many states from engaging in physical genocide. Because majorities have become aware of external pressures and know that they should not resort to genocide, they have chosen cultural genocide as the "best alternative" to physical genocide. In the book "Cultural Genocide," this theory is applied to two cases that preceded the so-called "Holocaust," which Jews are said to have been subjected to under Nazi rule in Germany, and two cases that followed it: the extermination of the American Indians by ignorant settlers who viewed these natives as primitive and were inclined to deport them from border areas rather than exterminate them; the campaign against the culture of Jews in Eastern European countries who lived in areas under Russian influence; the subsequent Israeli attack on Palestinian culture; and China's takeover of Tibet. Conclusion: The author discusses the mechanisms that can be used to resist cultural genocide, as well as the influential contemporary social and political forces that must be overcome. Al-Obeikan Publishing
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9786035039765 |
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| Publisher: | Obeikan |
| Publication date: | 07/05/2025 |
| Sold by: | Bookwire |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 168 |
| File size: | 405 KB |
| Age Range: | 16 - 18 Years |
| Language: | Arabic |
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