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21) Embers of war
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The sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, yet following a brutal war, she is disgusted by her role in a genocide. Stripped of her weaponry and seeking to atone, she joins the House of Reclamation, an organisation dedicated to rescuing ships in distress. When a civilian ship goes missing in a disputed system, Trouble Dog and her new crew of loners, captained by Sal Konstanz, are sent on a rescue mission. Meanwhile, light years away,...
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While imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, Simon Wiesenthal was taken one day from his work detail to the bedside of a dying member of the SS. Haunted by the crimes in which he had participated, the soldier wanted to confess to-and obtain absolution from-a Jew. Faced with the choice between compassion and justice, silence and truth, Wiesenthal said nothing. But even years after the war had ended, he wondered: Had he done the right thing? What...
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1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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With his provocative question, 'why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?' Raphael Lemkin changed the course of history. An extraordinary testament to one man's perseverance, this examines the life and legacy of the Polish-Jewish lawyer and linguist who coined the term genocide.
Follows the stories of four people trying to keep alive the legacy of Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term "genocide."
25) Ararat
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2 videodiscs (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Edward, a veteran filmmaker of Armenian descent, is in Toronto shooting a film about the Siege of Van, which led to the genocide of over a million Armenian people at the hands of Turkish troops. Raffi has been sent to Turkey to shoot background footage for the film. Raffi's mother Ani, an author and historian, is also involved in the project as a consultant. As Raffi attempts to re-enter Canada with cans of exposed film, he's detained by David, a...
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In the early 1900s, the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) committed the Armenian Genocide as part of their pursuit of Pan-Turkist and Pan-Islamist aspirations known as "ittihadism." The CUP also sought to Turkify non-Muslim property, reminiscent of the Aryanization program in Nazi Germany that targeted Jewish assets. The ittihadist dream was shattered when the Ottoman Empire collapsed following their defeat in the Great War.
Established in 1923...
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Vivimos tiempos inciertos y turbulentos en los que la guerra no se libra únicamente en trincheras o en campos de batalla sino en los escenarios más variados.
Durante el siglo XX y en lo que va corrido del siglo XXI, hemos sido testigos de guerras múltiples que han dejado tras de sí millones de víctimas, de testimonios y de silencios. Los autores que contribuyen con sus aportes intelectuales en este libro provienen de diversos países como Colombia,...
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"Unmasking al-Qaeda Role" presents a meticulous exploration of the extremist group's profound influence on the political, social, and military landscapes of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. As one of the most formidable and influential jihadist organizations, al-Qaeda's ideologies and operations have significantly shaped the trajectories of conflicts in these nations, leaving an indelible mark on their histories.Central facets of the book include:Origins...
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Con la firma de los acuerdos de paz entre el Gobierno colombiano y las FARC-EP surgió la pregunta sobre la factibilidad de su implementación. Esta coyuntura hizo pertinente la reflexión sobre la implementación de las políticas públicas. Este libro contiene una selección de las ponencias más significativas del VIII Coloquio Internacional sobre Políticas Públicas: Implementación de Políticas Públicas y Construcción de Paz (2017, Universidad...
33) Testimony
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"Bill ten Boom has walked out on everything he thought was important to him: his career, his wife, Kindle County, even his country. Still, when he is tapped to examine the disappearance of an entire Gypsy refugee camp--unsolved for ten years--he feels drawn to what will become the most elusive case of his career. In order to uncover what happened during the apocalyptic chaos after the Bosnian War, Boom must navigate a host of suspects ranging from...
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"This powerful memoir weaves the stories of valiant women who survived the Rwandan genocide with the struggle of their champion, Karen Sherman, to recover from her own history of abuse. The strength of these women helped Karen find her own way -- through conflict zones and confrontations with corrupt officials to a renewed commitment to her family."--Provided by publisher.
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xxx, 461 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"In 1929 Stalin launched his policy of agricultural collectivization--in effect a second Russian revolution--which forced millions of peasants off their land and onto collective farms. The result was a catastrophic famine, the most lethal in European history. At least five million people died between 1931 and 1933 in the USSR. But instead of sending relief the Soviet state made use of the catastrophe to rid itself of a political problem. In Red Famine,...
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Este libro analiza el lugar que ocupan las víctimas de crímenes de Estado en Colombia en los escenarios transicionales creados a partir de la implementación de la ley de Justicia y Paz. Tomando como referencia los escenarios que han surgido a partir de esta ley, se consideran algunos marcos de participación determinados para las víctimas en los escenarios judiciales, algunas de las prácticas que se generan como resultado de la reinserción paramilitar...
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La pandemia de la covid-19 ha significado un momento de reflexión para los procesos de integración de América Latina, los cuales se han visto desbordados por su impacto y consecuencias ante la falta de respuestas multilaterales, colaborativas y consensuadas, al preferir actuar de manera individual con prevalencia de soberanías nacionales sobre una actuación de soberanías compartidas. Con ello se está demostrando que, en lo institucional, se...
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