The Massacre in History

The role of massacre in history has been given little focused attention either by historians or academics in related fields. This is surprising as its prevalence and persistence surely demands that it should be a subject of serious and systematic exploration. What exactly is a massacre? When -- and why -- does it happen? Is there a cultural, as well as political framework within which it occurs? How do human societies respond to it? What are its social and economic repercussions? Are massacres catalysts for change or are they part of the continuity of the human saga? These are just some of the questions the authors address in this important volume.

Chronologically and geographically broad in scope, The Massacre in History provides in-depth analysis of particular massacres and themes associated with them from the 11th century to the present. Specific attention is paid to 15th century Christian-Jewish relations in Spain, the St. Batholemew's Day massacre, England and Ireland in the civil war era, the 19th century Caucasus, the rape of Nanking in 1937 and the Se

List of Abbreviations	p. xi
Preface and Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Massacre of the Innocents in Late-Medieval Art and Drama	p. 39
The 'Massacre' of Jewish Christians in Córdoba, 1473-1474	p. 55
Secret Histories and Personal Testimonies of Religious VIolence in the French Wars of Religion	p. 69
Massacre and Codes of Conduct in the English Civil War	p. 89
Massacre, Counter-Massacre, and Ethnic Cleansing in Ireland, 1640-1660	p. 107
Clan Massacres and British State Formation	p. 127
The Circassians A Forgotten Genocide?	p. 149
The Extermination of the Wolf in United States History	p. 163
The Canudos Massacre, A Hundred Years On	p. 185
The Annihilation of the Herero in German South West Africa, 1904	p. 205
The Nanking Massacre of December 1937 and Japanese Policy in China	p. 223
Image and Reality	p. 247
The Legacy of Massacre the 'Jasenovac Myth' and the Breakdown of Communist Yugoslavia	p. 263
Notes on Contributors	p. 283
Index	p. 287
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