Alan Rosenbaum in his introduction for the third edition points out the shifting focus and studies in Holocaust and genocide studies. He points out how genocide scholars look at the social climate and how that affects genocide. Rosenbaum mentions the word genocide, coined by Raphael Lemkin, was used to describe how the Holocaust was unique. He goes into detail about the prosecution of Nazi war criminals after the end of World War Two and how the different committees whose main job was prosecute Nazis helped influence future laws against war criminals. A major part of his introduction is his description of China's relationship with Sudan, a government that itself have seen genocide in Darfur. Rosenbaum describes how many luminaries were upset with the Chinese government and their involvement with Sudan. Rosenbaum connects the different genocides and points out that the Holocaust is still unique?
If a government is accuse of war crimes or genocide, should the U.S. or any country continue to do business with them?
The Holocaust is the most important genocide in terms of history and impact on the world. Should we look at other earlier genocides such as the Armenian Genocide?
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