Ethnic Cleansing
A Social and Legal Examination
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:25th Feb '25
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Putting forward the argument that the strength of democracies can be measured in how well minorities – especially ethnic and racial minorities – are treated by the majority, Larry May’s Ethnic Cleansing maintains that unjust ethnic cleansing is one of the greatest internal challenges to the modern institutions of pluralistic and multicultural states.
In order to determine what constitutes the crime of ethnic cleansing, this book details crucial conceptual issues around the topic, such as what ethnicity means, what ethnic cleansing claims to achieve, why these acts are invariably harmful, and the conditions of restitution, reparation, and reconciliation – affirming that ethnic cleansing must be countered by existing institutions such as the International Criminal Court, which is uniquely situated to prosecute ethnic cleansing.
The first major study to analyze ethnic cleansing from an explicitly normative and conceptual perspective in the last decade, the increase in number and complexity of cases of ethnic cleansing makes this a timely book to understand the challenges that confront contemporary society.
"I am not aware of another book on ethnic cleansing that tackles the subject in the manner in which Larry May does here. The conceptual and normative approach, along with philosophical and legal, are fascinating and compelling, and will make this imminently engrossing and accessible to students and scholars alike. This is an outstanding and very timely book."
Jeffrey S. Bachman, American University, author of The Politics of Genocide: From the Genocide Convention to the Responsibility to Protect
“The subject of this book is timely and will remain timely. This is a topic that, unfortunately, does not disappear and any scholarly discussion of it will hopefully be beneficial in shaping international law and the debates surrounding it. Larry May’s new book makes an important contribution towards this, examining the legal and social implications of ethnic cleansing, and utilizes critical historical and contemporary case studies in powerful and engrossing ways."
Stefanie Kunze, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northern Arizona University
"The concept of ethnic cleansing has always been somewhat of a paradox. It has captured the popular imagination as a common-sense description of a particular kind of collective crime, yet international law uses other categories to penalize this behavior. Larry May’s book, better than any other, explores and ultimately resolves this tension in a profound way. A stunning and impactful achievement."
Jens David Ohlin, Allan R. Tessler Dean & Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
"I am not aware of another book on ethnic cleansing that tackles the subject in the manner in which Larry May does here. The conceptual and normative approach, along with philosophical and legal, are fascinating and compelling, and will make this imminently engrossing and accessible to students and scholars alike. This is an outstanding and very timely book."
Jeffrey S. Bachman, American University, author of The Politics of Genocide: From the Genocide Convention to the Responsibility to Protect
“The subject of this book is timely and will remain timely. This is a topic that, unfortunately, does not disappear and any scholarly discussion of it will hopefully be beneficial in shaping international law and the debates surrounding it. Larry May’s new book makes an important contribution towards this, examining the legal and social implications of ethnic cleansing, and utilizes critical historical and contemporary case studies in powerful and engrossing ways."
Stefanie Kunze, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Northern Arizona University
"The concept of ethnic cleansing has always been somewhat of a paradox. It has captured the popular imagination as a common-sense description of a particular kind of collective crime, yet international law uses other categories to penalize this behavior. Larry May’s book, better than any other, explores and ultimately resolves this tension in a profound way. A stunning and impactful achievement."
Jens David Ohlin, Allan R. Tessler Dean & Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
ISBN: 9781032812830
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Weight: 500g
174 pages