Genocide

...concise and well-written... * Curriculum Connections (SLJ) * ...engaging and thought-provoking...an excellent primer for anyone interested in international human rights and the fate of humankind itself. * Halifax Chronicle-Herald * ...in a lucid, informal text, Springer ably documents particular crimes against humanity...A fine resource for Holocaust and genocide curriculums, and as a discussion starter for the topic of human rights. * Booklist * ...the book gives an impassioned overview of a timely topic. * Horn Book * Each of the four well-written and engaging books in this valuable series provides a foundation for understanding an important subject relevant to current world stability and peace. * Library Media Connection * Readers will come away from the book wanting to do better, and be better, than the people who went before them who allowed such crimes to happen... * Globe and Mail * The authors express strong viewpoints that are sure to jolt readers into ready agreement or opposition...These concise, straightforward titles are important additions to all collections. * School Library Journal * Though the topic is a dark one, Springer's passionate plea against the status quo lends her book an urgency and immediacy that pulls the reader equally through the dry legalism of United Nations statutes and the vivid horrors of genocides past and present...Highly Recommended. * CM Magazine *