Genocide

Larry May is the W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and Strategic Research Professor of Social Justice at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University, Canberra. He is the author of nine books, most recently, Crimes against Humanity: A Normative Account, War Crimes and Just War, and Aggression and Crimes against Peace, which have won six awards in philosophy, law, and international relations.

• 1. Introduction: problems of genocide; Part I. The Nature of Value of Groups: 2. Nominalism and the constituents of social groups; 3. Identifying groups in genocide cases; Part II. The Harm of Genocide: 4. Harm to a group itself; 5. Harms to identity of a group's members; Part III. Elements of Genocide: 6. Destroying groups in whole or in part; 7. Collective and individual intent; 8. Motive and destruction of a group 'as such'; Part IV. Responsibility for Genocide: 9. Complicity and the Rwandan genocide; 10. Incitement to genocide and the Rwandan media case; 11. Instigating, planning, and intending genocide in Rwanda; Part V. Special Problems of Genocide: 12. Genocide and humanitarian intervention; 13. Reconciliation, criminal trials, and genocide.

"...In this deeply thoughtful, conceptually sharp survey of legal and philosophical issues related to mass atrocities, May (Vanderbilt Univ.) ranges from highly theoretical questions, such as whether genocide is the most serious of all crimes, to generally neglected practical and moral questions... Specialized academics interested in the phenomenon of genocide should eagerly consume this book; they will find it most provocative and useful... Highly recommended..." --P. G. Conway, SUNY College at Oneonta, CHOICE