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The book of genocides

"The Book of Genocides is a haunting graphic narrative that compels readers to confront the most harrowing chapters of human history not as distant events but as visceral experiences. Dana Mashoian Walrath covers ten major atrocities across five centuries: the mass slaughter of the First Peoples of...

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Main Author: Walrath, Dana (Author, Artist)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2026]
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Genocide > History > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genocide > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genocide > History.
Genocide.
Pictorial works.
Nonfiction comics.
Historical comics.
Artists' books.
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Summary:"The Book of Genocides is a haunting graphic narrative that compels readers to confront the most harrowing chapters of human history not as distant events but as visceral experiences. Dana Mashoian Walrath covers ten major atrocities across five centuries: the mass slaughter of the First Peoples of the Americas, the brutalization of Black Americans, the devastation of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders, the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the Cambodian killing fields, the Rwandan genocide, the Bosnian genocide, the deadly persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar, and the genocide in Gaza. Walrath makes plain that the purpose of genocide is always a land grab, and its central apparatus is dehumanization: each chapter delves into how dehumanization operates, not just through violence but through the political and intellectual systems that enable it. The book's unique interactive design allows readers to reshape images of victims into grotesque forms mirroring the mental mechanisms of dehumanization. With each page turn, the victims' humanity is restored, making their suffering undeniable. The Book of Genocides is an unsettling experience, shot through with the emotional gravity of horrific events--not just historical memories but ongoing realities, painful truths that shape our world and demand our action"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm
ISBN:9780674299054
0674299051
Author Notes:Dana Mashoian Walrath's award-winning books include Aliceheimer's, a graphic memoir, and Like Water on Stone, a verse novel about the Armenian genocide. Her comics, art, essays, and poetry have been featured by The Nation, The Lancet, Slate, and NPR.

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