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Genocide in Cambodia Ellen J. Kennedy, Ph.D. Cambodia. Choeung Ek. Causes of Genocide Socioeconomic or political upheaval Decolonization Civil war International conflict Economic collapse Political strife Alexander Laban Hinton, Why Did They Kill ?. Symbols: Jewish Star and
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Genocide in Cambodia Ellen J. Kennedy, Ph.D.
Causes of Genocide • Socioeconomic or political upheaval • Decolonization • Civil war • International conflict • Economic collapse • Political strife • Alexander Laban Hinton, Why Did They Kill?
Symbols: Jewish Star and Rwandan Identity Card
National Bank of Cambodia Blown up in 1975
8 Stages of Genocide Classification Symbolization Dehumanization Organization Polarization Preparation Extermination Denial From Genocide Watch: The International Campaign to End Genocide, Gregory H. Stanton
How ordinary people commit extraordinary evil • ethnocentrism, xenophobia, and desire for dominance • cultural belief systems, moral disengagement, and rational self-interest • culture of cruelty • dehumanization; social death of the victims • James Waller, Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing, 2002