{"product_id":"a-little-matter-of-genocide-9780872863231","title":"A Little Matter of Genocide","description":"\u003cp\u003eWard Churchill has achieved an unparalleled reputation as a scholar-activist and analyst of indigenous issues in North America. Here, he explores the history of holocaust and denial in this hemisphere, beginning with the arrival of Columbus and continuing on into the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe frames the matter by examining both \"revisionist\" denial of the Nazi-perpatrated Holocaust and the opposing claim of its exclusive \"uniqueness,\" using the full scope of what happened in Europe as a backdrop against which to demonstrate that genocide is precisely what has been—and still is—carried out against the American Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurchill lays bare the means by which many of these realities have remained hidden, how public understanding of this most monstrous of crimes has been subverted not only by its perpetrators and their beneficiaries but by the institutions and individuals who perceive advantages in the confusion. In particular, he outlines the reasons underlying the United States's 40-year refusal to ratify the Genocide Convention, as well as the implications of the attempt to exempt itself from compliance when it finally offered its \"endorsement.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn conclusion, Churchill proposes a more adequate and coherent definition of the crime as a basis for identifying, punishing and preventing genocidal practices, wherever and whenever they occur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ward Churchill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42956763201654,"sku":"9780872863231","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_0f0142e4-539f-4d18-860e-308676c0a3e9.jpg?v=1767717204","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/a-little-matter-of-genocide-9780872863231","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}