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144 pp.
| Groundwood |
September, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-88899-681-0$15.95
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YAGroundwork Guides series.
The text presents background information on the genocide in Darfur then vividly describes other genocides throughout history. It also discusses in more general terms the responsibility governments have to curtail human rights abuses. The author's biases are evident throughout (some of her language verges on propaganda), but the book gives an impassioned overview of a timely topic. Source notes are included. Reading list, timeline. Ind.