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FORTHCOMING NEW The Magnitude

Outsourcing War A History of of Genocide
to Machines Genocide in Africa COLIN TATZ AND WINTON HIGGINS

The Military TIMOTHY J. STAPLETON
Robotics Revolution

PAUL J. SPRINGER

March 2016, 296pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
Print: 978-1-4408-3160-7
April 2017, 268pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 $63.00, £49.00, €58.00
Print: 978-1-4408-3051-8 eBook: 978-1-4408-3161-4
$75.00, £58.00, €69.00
January 2018, 300pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 eBook: 978-1-4408-3052-5
Print: 978-1-4408-3085-3 “ A unique, wide-ranging,
$63.00, £49.00, €58.00 thoughtful, revealing, important,
eBook: 978-1-4408-3086-0 Based on a series of detailed case and up-to-date study of a
studies, this book presents the history pressing subject. ”
of genocide in Africa within the specific
Military robots are already being used context of African history, examining —Ben Kiernan, Yale University, Author
of Blood and Soil: A World History of
in conflicts around the globe and are conflicts in countries such as Burundi, Genocide and Extermination from Sparta
affecting both the decision to go to Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, to Darfur, January 7, 2016
war and the means by which wars are Rwanda, and Sudan.
conducted. This book covers the history This book defines genocide,
of military robotics, analyzes their FEATURES distinguishing it from mass murder,
current employment, and examines the • Provides an unprecedented war crimes, and other atrocities; allows
ramifications of their future utilization. comprehensive history of genocide readers to grasp the magnitude of the
in Africa that will serve students of crime of genocide across time and
FEATURES history, war and society, and genocide throughout human civilization; and
• Clearly identifies the links between as well as general readers facilitates an understanding of new
the technological developments of • Covers Africa’s most infamous and potential cases of genocide as they
the most recent innovations and the genocides as well as lesser-known
ethical and legal challenges of the cases of large scale atrocities occur.
future
• Addresses events that are contested
• Presents accurate, up-to-date as genocides in Africa in recent COLIN TATZ is visiting professor of
information that is grounded in history, including the Nigerian Civil politics and international relations at
scholarly research regarding an ever- War as well as events in Ethiopia and the Australian National University in
changing field the Democratic Republic of the Congo Canberra and founding director of the
• Clarifies the capabilities aspect of • Examines the historical context for Australian Institute for Holocaust and
Genocide Studies in Sydney.
military robotics and offers detailed each of these events to clearly explain
analysis on why limits need to be how they occurred WINTON HIGGINS is visiting fellow at
placed on their development the University of Technology Sydney
and a director of the Australian Institute
for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
TIMOTHY J. STAPLETON is professor
PAUL J. SPRINGER, PhD, is associate of history at the University of Calgary.
professor of comparative military
studies at the Air Command and Staff
College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.
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