Altman, Linda Jacobs, 1943-

Genocide : the systematic killing of a people / Linda Jacobs Altman. - Rev. and expanded. - Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, 2009. - 128 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm. - Issues in focus today .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-123) and index.

The Night of Broken Glass -- Genocide : a history of atrocity -- The war against Native Americans -- The Armenian genocide -- Forced famine in Ukraine -- The Holocaust -- Non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust -- The killing fields of Cambodia -- Genocide in a changing world -- Facing genocide in the new millennium -- Toward diversity and tolerance.

"Examines the history of genocide throughout the world, including the Holocaust, and explores the definition of the term, the importance of bearing witness, and the necessary steps to prevent genocide in the future"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780766033580 (lib. bdg.) 0766033589 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN: 2007050697

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Genocide--History.

LC Class. No.: HV6322.7 / .A57 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 364.15/109