Bangladesh
On the Shelf at CCBC Libraries
The Blood Telegram by
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations' Arthur Ross Book Award Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize for Best Foreign Affairs Book Winner of the Asia Society's Bernard Schwartz Book Award Winner of the Cundill Prize for Historical Literature Winner of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations' Robert H. Ferrell Book Prize Winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award One of the Best Books of the Year at * The Economist * Financial Times * The New Republic * The Washington Post * Kirkus Reviews * A New York Times Notable Book This magnificent history provides the first full account of Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger's secret support for Pakistan in 1971 as it committed shocking atrocities in Bangladesh--which led to war between India and Pakistan, shaped the fate of Asia, and left major strategic consequences for the world today. Drawing on previously unheard White House tapes, recently declassified documents, and his own extensive investigative reporting, Gary Bass uncovers an astonishing unknown story of superpower brinkmanship, war, scandal, and conscience. Revelatory, authoritative, and compulsively readable, The Blood Telegram is a thrilling chronicle of a pivotal chapter in American foreign policy.
Call Number: E855 .B34 2014
Online Articles
- The Genocide the U.S. Can’t Remember, But Bangladesh Can’t Forget
Smithsonian, December 16, 2016 - Bangladesh Genocide Archive
from Genocidebangladesh.org - Bangladesh: the Forgotten Genocide
from UAB Institute for Human Rights Blog, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Burundi
On the Shelf at CCBC Libraries
Strength in What Remains by
Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, and the enduring classic Mountains Beyond Mountains, has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the “master of the non-fiction narrative.” In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb story of a hero for our time. Strength in What Remains is a wonderfully written, inspiring account of one man’s remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him–a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances. Deo arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. Having survived a civil war and genocide, plagued by horrific dreams, he lands at JFK airport with two hundred dollars, no English, and no contacts. He ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and learning English by reading dictionaries in bookstores. Then Deo begins to meet the strangers who will change his life, pointing him eventually in the direction of Columbia University, medical school, and a life devoted to healing. Kidder breaks new ground in telling this unforgettable story as he travels with Deo back over a turbulent life in search of meaning and forgiveness. An extraordinary writer, Tracy Kidder once again shows us what it means to be fully human by telling a story about the heroism inherent in ordinary people, a story about a life based on hope.
Call Number: E184.B89 K53 2009
Online Arrticles
- The world looks away as blood flows in Burundi
The Guardian, April 10, 2016
Congo
On the Shelf at CCBC Libraries
Consuming the Congo by
Every time you use a cell phone or log on to a computer, you could be contributing to the death toll in the bloodiest, most violent region in the world: the eastern Congo. Rich in "conflict minerals"--valuable resources mined in the midst of armed conflict and egregious human rights abuses--this remote and lawless land is home to deposits of gold and diamonds as well as coltan, tin, and tungsten, all critical to cell phones, computers, and other popular electronics. In Consuming the Congo, veteran journalist and author Peter Eichstaedt goes into these killing fields to find what is behind the bloodshed, hearing the stories of those who live this nightmarish reality. He talks with survivors of villages decimated by war and miners slogging knee-deep in muck, desperately digging up the gold, tin, and coltan on which Western culture depends. While these men work with picks, shovels, and iron bars, marauding militias and renegade army units who control the mines roam the jungles, killing and raping with impunity, taking their profits, and leaving villagers to a life of grueling manual labor, brutality, and disease. Some five million Congolese have died unnecessarily, the worst loss of human life since World War II, yet the pillaging and bloodletting continue at a frightening pace. Consuming the Congo not only explores the violence suffered by the Congolese but also examines how we, as part of the problem, can become part of the solution.
Call Number: DT658.26 .E34 2011
Online Articles
- The Hidden Holocaust
Guardian, May 12, 1999
Myanmar
Online From CCBC Libraries
The Rohingyas by
According to the United Nations, Myanmar's Rohingyas are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Only now has the media turned its attention to their plight at the hands of a country led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Yet the signs of this genocide have been visible for years. For generations, this Muslim group has suffered routine discrimination, violence, arbitrary arrest and detention, extortion, and other abuses by the Buddhist majority. As horrifying massacres have unfolded in 2017, international human rights groups have accused the regime of complicity in an ethnic cleansing campaign against them. Authorities refuse to recognise the Rohingyas as one of Myanmar's 135 "national races," denying them citizenship rights in the country of their birth and severely restricting many aspects of ordinary life, from marriage to free movement. In this updated edition, Azeem Ibrahim chronicles the events leading up to the current, final cleansing of the Rohingya population, and issues a clarion call to protect a vulnerable, little known Muslim minority. He makes a powerful appeal to use the lessons of the twentieth century to stop this genocide in the twenty-first.
Publication Date: 2018
Online Articles
- Myanmar Must Prevent Genocide Of Rohingya, U.N. Court Rules
NPR, January 23, 2020 - U.N. Court Orders Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Muslims
New York Times, January 23, 2020
Uighurs
- Tribunal to examine China genocide allegations begins as Beijing slams ‘farce’ hearing
Washington Post, June 4, 2021 - Who are the Uighurs and why is China being accused of genocide?
BBC News, March 26, 2021
Yanomami Tribe
On the Shelf at CCBC Libraries
Darkness in El Dorado by
Examines the destructive impact of journalists, anthropologists, and scientists on the Yanomami Indians, one of the Amazon Basin's oldest tribes.
Call Number: F2520.1.Y3 T54 2000
- Online Articles
- The Yanomami: Malaria, Genocide and Policy Prospects
from Council on Hemispheric Affairs, February 25, 2010
Databases
- ProQuest Central This link opens in a new windowArticles on any subject. This is a good place to start.
- World History In Context This link opens in a new window
Articles, essays, and primary sources on the history of the world. - Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowViewpoint essays, topic essays, and news and magazine articles on controversial issues. Browse for topics or search.
- SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new windowWorks best with Firefox, Edge, Safari browsers.
Viewpoint essays, topic essays, and news and magazine articles on controversial issues. Browse for topics or search.
