"A problem from hell" America and the age of genocide

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Main Author: Power, Samantha (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2013.
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Review:"From the Armenian Genocide to the ethnic cleansings of Kosovo and Darfur, modern history is haunted by acts of brutal violence. Yet American leaders who vow 'never again' repeatedly fail to stop genocide. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, 'A Problem From Hell' draws upon exclusive interviews with Washington's top policymakers, thousands of once classified documents, and accounts of reporting from the killing fields to show how decent Americans inside and outside government looked away from mass murder. Combining spellbinding history and seasoned political analysis, 'A Problem from Hell' allows readers to hear directly from American decision-makers and dissenters, as well as from victims of genocide, and reveals just what was known and what might have been done while millions perished."-- Publisher's description.
Item Description:"Previously published in paperback by HarperCollins in 2003 and 2007."--title page verso.
Physical Description:xxi, 620 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 583-597) and index.
ISBN:9780465061518
0465061516
Author Notes:Samantha Power is a professor of practice at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School. She served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Special Assistant to President Barack Obama, and a freelance war correspondent. Power is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of several books, including the New York Times bestseller The Education of an Idealist . She lives in Massachusetts.