Genocidal conscription

• Verfasst von: Harrison, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Genocidal conscription
• Titelzusatz: drafting victims and perpetrators under the guise of war
• Verf.angabe: Christopher Harrison
• Verlagsort: Lanham, Maryland
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• E-Jahr: 2023
• Jahr: [2023]
• Umfang: xvi, 187 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Karten, Diagramme
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-6669-2567-8
• Schlagwörter: (g)Ungarn / (s)Wehrpflicht / (s)Judenvernichtung / (z)Geschichte 1942-1945
• Schlagwörter: (g)Osmanisches Reich / (s)Wehrpflicht / (s)Völkermord / (z)Geschichte 1915-1917
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Harrison, Christopher, 1981-: Genocidal conscription. - Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2023]
• Sach-SW: Genocide & ethnic cleansing
• Sach-SW: Genozide und ethnische Säuberung
• Sach-SW: International relations
• Sach-SW: Internationale Beziehungen
• Sach-SW: Kriegsverbrechen
• Sach-SW: POL061000
• Sach-SW: POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
• Sach-SW: War crimes
• K10plus-PPN: 1848052006

Abstract

"Genocidal Conscription identifies a previously underexamined method by which two states, the Ottoman Empire in World War One and Axis-era Hungary during World War Two, used conscription - mandatory military service - to commit genocide under the guise of war. The book addresses implications and analyzes contemporary issues in authoritarian regimes"--

Abstract

Genocidal Conscription examines how some states have employed mandatory military service as a tool to capture and kill the victims of genocide by recruiting the perpetrators from other minorities, and shifting blame away from the state. The book highlights several unique intersections that connect military history, Holocaust studies, and genocide. The study details an original framework that encompasses intentions and outcomes of wartime casualties, Clausewitzian wastage, and genocidal massacres. Christopher Harrison traces and compares how two genocidal regimes at war - the Ottoman Empire during World War One and Axis-era Hungary in World War Two - implemented certain policies of military service to capture and destroy their targets amidst the carnage of modern warfare. Following this historical comparative study, the author then summarizes relevant implications and ongoing concerns. The conclusion includes insights into conscription by contemporary authoritarian regimes. By examining these histories and crises, the book suggests that several states are at risk of carrying out genocidal conscription today. While difficult and unlikely, due to political disincentives, the implication of this analysis considers reforms which may prevent states from repeating similar policies and actions again