Genocide and the geographical imagination : life and death in Germany, China, and Cambodia / James A. Tyner.

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Tyner, James A, 1966-

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computer

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online resource

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1442209003
9781442209008
9781442208995
1442208996
1280699795
9781280699795
9786613676771
6613676772

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364.15/1 23

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D804.G3 T96 2012

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The spatiality of life and death -- The state must own death : Germany -- Starving for the state : China -- Normalizing the state : Cambodia -- Everyday death and the state.

Summary: This groundbreaking book brings an important spatial perspective to our understanding of genocide through a fresh interpretation of Germany under Hitler, Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, and China's Great Leap Forward famine under Mao. James A. Tyner's powerful analysis of these horrifying cases provides insight into the larger questions of sovereignty and state policies that determine who will live and who will die. Specifically, he explores the government practices that result in genocide and how they are informed by the calculation and valuation of life-and death. A geograp.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The spatiality of life and death -- The state must own death : Germany -- Starving for the state : China -- Normalizing the state : Cambodia -- Everyday death and the state.

This groundbreaking book brings an important spatial perspective to our understanding of genocide through a fresh interpretation of Germany under Hitler, Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, and China's Great Leap Forward famine under Mao. James A. Tyner's powerful analysis of these horrifying cases provides insight into the larger questions of sovereignty and state policies that determine who will live and who will die. Specifically, he explores the government practices that result in genocide and how they are informed by the calculation and valuation of life-and death. A geograp.

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