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Encyclopedia Of Genocide And Crimes Against Humanity
''Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity'' is a three volume reference work about genocide and other atrocities throughout world history. Edited by Dinah Shelton, it was published in 2005 by Macmillan Reference. Contents Published in 2005 by Macmillan Reference and aimed at those with a high school or college level education, the ''Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity'' was comprises three illustrated volumes spanning approximately 1500 pages and with 354 entries, each between 500 and 5000 words long. The main body of the work is organized by alphabetically by topic. It covers various genocides and atrocities throughout human history, biographies of influential figures, and also advertising, art, comics, dance, fiction, film, music, the photography of victims, poetry, and satire and humor as they relate to genocide, especially when used as propaganda. Most topics dealt with are from the 19th and 20th centuries. In the final volume is a filmography and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinah Shelton
Dinah Shelton is an American lawyer. She has been a university professor and served as commissioner for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights between 2010 and 2013. Education Shelton studied law at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as at the University of Edinburgh, in the United Kingdom. Career She has worked as an international law consultant for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, and the European Council, among other international organizations. Shelton was also the director the Office of Staff Attorneys at the United States Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit and, at the International Institute of Human Rights, Director of Studies. Shelton was elected as commissioner for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in June 2009 for a four-year term, starting on 1 January 2010. She is a professor emeritus of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |