Bibliograph

"A problem from hell", America and the age of genocide, Samantha Power

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"A problem from hell", America and the age of genocide, Samantha Power

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [575]-587) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

"A problem from hell"

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Samantha Power

Sub title

America and the age of genocide

Summary

In her prizewinning examination of the last century of American history, Samantha Power asks the haunting question: Why do American leaders who vow "never again" repeatedly fail to stop genocide? Power, a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations, draws upon exclusive interviews with Washington's top policymakers, thousands of declassified documents, and her own reporting from modern killing fields to provide the answer. "A Problem from Hell" shows how decent Americans inside and outside government refused to get involved despite chilling warnings, and tells the stories of the courageous Americans who risked their careers and lives in an effort to get the United States to act

Target audience

adult

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