Hi! You're looking at a SUPERB condition book which is OUT OF PRINT and Volume 2 (Volume 1 is not included) comprehensive Encyclopedia of Genocide (Letters I through Y) edited by ISRAEL W. CHARNY--the book is a FIRST EDITION and FIRST PRINTING and an OVERSZIED volume and HARDCOVER with no dustjacket as issued. This book is in SUPERB condition and is an UNCIRCULATED former library copy with fewer markings than is typical; the book has just slight shelfwear and a couple of slight scuffs on the cover but NO other significant imperfections!  The book is titled Encyclopedia of Genocide, Volume II, I-Y and it was edited by ISRAEL W. CHARNY; it was published by ABC-CLIO in 1999 and is a 1st EDITION and 1st PRINTING with a publication line reading 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

The Encyclopedia of Genocide is the first reference work to chart the full extent of this horrific subject with objectivity and authority. The Nazi Holocaust; the genocides in Armenia, Cambodia, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia; and the eradication of indigenous peoples around the world are all covered in A–Z entries, written by almost 100 experts from many countries.

Other topics include treatment of survivors; the bewildering variety of definitions of genocide; detection, investigation, and prevention; psychology and ideology; the often contentious literature on the subject; scholars and organizations; and the important and controversial topic of genocide denial.

Among the wide range of contributors are Peter Balakian, Yehuda Bauer, M. Cherif Bassiouni, Michael Berenbaum, Ward Churchill, Vahakn Dadrian, Helen Fein, Ted Robert Gurr, Ian Hancock, Barbara Harff, Irving Louis Horowitz, Kurt Jonassohn, Ben Kiernan, David Krieger, René Lemarchand, Deborah Lipstadt, Franklin Littell, Robert Jay Lifton, Jack Porter, R.J. Rummel, Roger Smith, Colin Tatz, Elie Wiesel, and Simon Wiesenthal.

A fantastic find, and a beautiful copy of this book!