Paul R. Bartrop, PhD, is the 2011–2012 Ida E. King Distinguished Visiting Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Richard Stockton College, Galloway, NJ. His published work includes Australia and the Holocaust, 1933–1945.

• PrefaceIntroductionThematic Listing by TopicsENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIESAbdic, Fikret (b. 1939)Ahtisaari, Martti (b. 1937)Akashi, Yasushi (b. 1931)Akayesu, Jean-Paul (b. 1953)Al-Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmad (b. 1944)Al-Majid, Ali Hassan ("Chemical Ali") (1941–2010)Albright, Madeleine (b. 1937)Amanpour, Christiane (b. 1958)Amin, Idi (ca. 1925–2003)Annan, Kofi (b. 1938)Anyidoho, Henry Kwami (b. 1940)Arbour, Louise (b. 1947)Ashdown, Paddy (b. 1941)Babic, Milan (1956–2006)Bagosora, Théoneste (b. 1941)Barayagwiza, Jean Bosco (1950–2010)Beardsley, Brent (b. 1954)Belo, Carlos (b. 1948)Benenson, Peter (1921–2005)Bicamumpaka, Jérôme (b. 1957)Bikindi, Simon (b. 1954)Bizimungu, Augustin (b. 1952)Blaškic, Tihomir (b. 1960)Boban, Mate (1940–1997)Booh-Booh, Jacques-Roger (b. 1938)Boutros-Ghali, Boutros (b. 1922)Bushnell, Prudence (b. 1946)Cheadle, Don (b. 1964)Clark, Wesley K. (b. 1944)Clooney, George (b. 1961)Cosgrove, Peter (b. 1947)Cuny, Frederick C. (1944–1995?)Curic, Vjekoslav (1957–1998)Dallaire, Roméo (b. 1946)D'Aubuisson, Roberto (1944–1992)Del Ponte, Carla (b. 1947)Des Forges, Alison (1942–2009)Diagne, Mbaye (d. 1994)Dith Pran (1942–2008)East, Roger (1924–1975)Egeland, Jan (b. 1957)Erdemovic, Dražen (b. 1971)Evans, Gareth (b. 1944)Fanfani, Maria Pia (b. 1922)Farrow, Mia (b. 1945)Fassera, Rachele (b. 1946)Filipovic, Zlata (b. 1980)Finci, Jakob (b. 1943)Gaillard, Philippe (b. 1956)Galbraith, Peter (b. 1950)Garang, John (1945–2005)Goldstone, Richard (b. 1938)Gotovina, Ante (b. 1955)Gowon, Yakubu (b. 1934)Gusmão, José Alexandre ("Xanana") (b. 1946)Guterres, Eurico (b. 1974)Gutman, Roy (b. 1944)Habré, Hissène (b. 1942)Habyarimana, Juvénal (1937–1994)Hadžic, Goran (b. 1958)Heng Samrin (b. 1934)Hilal, Musa (b. 1961)Holbrooke, Richard (1941–2010)Hou Yuon (1930–1975?)Hu Nim (1930–1977)Hurd, Douglas (b. 1930)Hussein, Saddam (1937–2006)Ieng Sary (b. 1924)Ieng Thirith (b. 1932)Izetbegovic, Alija (1925–2003)Jashari, Adem (1955–1998)Jelisic, Goran (b. 1968)Jolie, Angelina (b. 1975)Kabuga, Félicien (b. 1935)Kagame, Paul (b. 1957)Kajuga, (Jerry) Robert (b. 1960)Kambanda, Jean (b. 1955)Kandic, Nataša (b. 1946)Kapila, Mukesh (b. 1955)Karadžic, Radovan (b. 1945)Karamira, Froduald (1947–1998)Ke Pauk (1934–2002)Khang Khek Iev ("Comrade Duch") (b. 1942)Khieu Samphan (b. 1931)Kim Il-sung (1912–1994)Kony, Joseph (b. 1961)Kouchner, Bernard (b. 1939)Kovanda, Karel (b. 1944)Kristof, Nicholas D. (b. 1959)Krstic, Radislav (b. 1948)Lane, Laura (b. 1967)Lemkin, Raphael (1900–1959)Lon Nol (1913–1985)Loung Ung (b. 1970)Lukic, Milan (b. 1967)Macías Nguema, Francisco (1924–1979)MacKenzie, Lewis (b. 1940)Mandlbaum, Zoran (b. 1946)Mao Zedong (1893–1976)McCloskey, Frank (1939–2003)Mejakic, Željko (b. 1964)Méndez, Juan E. (b. 1944)Mengistu Haile Mariam (b. 1937)Micombero, Michel (1940–1983)Miloševic, Slobodan (1941–2006)Mladic, Ratko (b. 1943)Mugabe, Robert (b. 1924)Mugesera, Léon (b. 1952)Munyagishari, Bernard (b. 1959)Nahimana, Ferdinand (b. 1950)Ndasingwa, Landoald ("Lando") (d. 1994)Ndindiliyimana, Augustin (b. 1943)Ngeze, Hassan (b. 1957)Nicholson, Emma (b. 1941)Nicholson, Michael (b. 1937)Nissim, Gabriele (b. 1950)Nogic, Inela (b. 1976)Ntaganda, Bosco (b. 1973)Nuhanovic, Hasan (b. 1968)Nuon Chea (b. 1926)Nyiramasuhuko, Pauline (b. 1946)Obote, (Apollo) Milton (1924–2005)Ojukwu, Emeka (1933–2011)Oric, Naser (b. 1967)Owen, David (b. 1938)Pinochet, Augusto (1915–2006)Plavšic, Biljana (b. 1930)Pol Pot (1925–1998)Ponchaud, François (b. 1939)Prendergast, John (b. 1963)Prosper, Pierre-Richard (b. 1963)Proxmire, William (1915–2005)Ramos-Horta, José (b. 1949)Ražnatovic, Željko ("Arkan") (1952–2000)Reeves, Eric (b. 1950)Ríos Montt, Efraín (b. 1926)Riza, Iqbal (b. 1934)Rose, Michael (b. 1940)Ruggiu, Georges (b. 1957)Rugova, Ibrahim (1944–2006)Rusesabagina, Paul (b. 1954)Rutaganda, Georges (1958–2010)Saint-Exupéry, Patrick de (b. 1962)Sankoh, Foday (1937–2003)Schanberg, Sydney H. (b. 1934)Šešelj, Vojislav (b. 1954)Shattuck, John (b. 1943)Sihanouk, Norodom (b. 1922)Silajdžic, Haris (b. 1945)Smailovic, Vedran (b. 1956)Smith, Rupert (b. 1943)Son Sen (1930–1997)Steidle, Brian (b. 1976)Suharto (1921–2008)Ta Mok (ca. 1926–2006)Tadic, Dušan (b. 1955)Taylor, Charles (b. 1948)Tudjman, Franjo (1922–1999)Turajlic, Hakija (1936–1993)Tytler, Jagdish (b. 1944)Uwilingiyimana, Agathe (1953–1994)Van Anraat, Frans (b. 1942)Vieira de Mello, Sérgio (1948–2003)Vorn Vet (ca. 1934–1978)Vulliamy, Ed (b. 1954)Wallace, Gretchen Steidle (b. 1974)Wilkens, Carl (b. 1957)Wiranto (b. 1947)Yahya Khan (1917–1980)Živanovic, Milenko (b. 1946)Glossary of Important Terms in Genocide StudiesChronology of Contemporary GenocideResources: Print and NonprintIndex

In this well-designed reference book, seasoned scholar of genocide Bartrop provides biographical profiles of 170 individuals who perpetrated, attempted to prevent, or were in some other significant way involved in selected atrocities since 1945. . . . This volume offers a wealth of accessible information for anyone interested in exploring the darkest episodes of the post-WWII era. Summing Up: Highly recommended.