Theatres Of Violence Massacre, Mass Killing and Atrocity throughout History [Paperback]

Massacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing interest among historians. The premise underlying this collection is that massacres were an integral, if not accepted part (until quite recently) of warfare, and that they were often fundamental to the colonizing process in the early modern and modern worlds. Making a deliberate distinction between massacre and genocide, the editors call for an entirely separate and new subject under the rubric of Massacre Studies, dealing with mass killings that are not genocidal in intent. This volume offers a reflection on the nature of mass killings and extreme violence across regions and across centuries, and brings together a wide range of approaches and case studies.

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Introduction:The Massacre and History
Philip DwyerandLyndall Ryan

PART I: MASSACRE AND ATROCITY IN THE ANCIENT AND PRE-MODERN ERAS

Chapter 1.The Origins of Massacres
John Docker

Chapter 2.Massacres in the Peloponnesian War
Brian Bosworth

Chapter 3.The Abominable Quibble: Alexanders Massacre of Indian Mercenaries at Massaga
Elizabeth Baynham

Chapter 4.The Roman Concept of Massacre: Julius Caesar in Gaul?
Jane Bellemore

Chapter 5.Atrocity and Massacre in the High and Late Middle-Ages
Laurence W.?Marvin

Chapter 6.A Sea of Blood? Massacres during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 164153
Inga Jones

PART II: THE COLONIAL FRONTIER

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