A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
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"A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide" is Samantha Power’s Pulitzer Prize–winning examination of U.S. responses to genocides in the 20th century and the political, moral, and bureaucratic forces that shaped them.
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| A Problem from Hell | 1 |
| A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide Context triple: [Samantha Power, notableWork, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide]
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The Holocaust Industry
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide Target entity description: "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide" is Samantha Power’s Pulitzer Prize–winning examination of U.S. responses to genocides in the 20th century and the political, moral, and bureaucratic forces that shaped them.
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A.
The Holocaust Industry
The Holocaust Industry is a controversial book by political scientist Norman Finkelstein that argues the memory of the Holocaust has been exploited for political and financial gain.
-
B.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
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C.
Between Hope and History
"Between Hope and History" is a political book by Bill Clinton that outlines his centrist vision, policy priorities, and reflections on his presidency during the 1990s.
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D.
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is a nonfiction book by Isabel Wilkerson that examines the hidden caste systems shaping social hierarchy and inequality in the United States and around the world.
-
E.
The Gulag Archipelago
The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s landmark three-volume work that exposes and analyzes the Soviet Union’s forced labor camp system through historical research, personal testimony, and moral reflection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze why the U.S. failed to stop genocides
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encourage stronger international action against genocide ⓘ |
| author | Samantha Power ⓘ |
| awarded |
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
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linked to:
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
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| awardYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coversEvent |
Armenian genocide
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linked to:
Armenian Genocide
Bosnian genocide ⓘ
linked to:
Bosnian War
Cambodian genocide ⓘ
linked to:
Khmer Rouge
Holocaust ⓘ Iraqi campaign against the Kurds ⓘ Rwandan genocide ⓘ
linked to:
1994 Rwandan genocide
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| discusses |
Genocide Convention
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linked to:
GenocideConvention1948
U.S. domestic politics and genocide policy ⓘ United Nations responses to genocide ⓘ |
| examines |
bureaucratic factors shaping U.S. responses to genocide
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moral factors shaping U.S. responses to genocide ⓘ political factors shaping U.S. responses to genocide ⓘ |
| focusesOn | U.S. responses to 20th-century genocides ⓘ |
| genre |
international relations
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political history ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | A Problem from Hell ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780465061518 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Raphael Lemkin’s work on genocide ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States foreign policy
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genocide ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
U.S. reluctance to label atrocities as genocide
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bureaucratic inertia in foreign policy ⓘ political costs of intervention ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Basic Books ⓘ |
| received | widespread critical acclaim ⓘ |
| setting | various countries affected by genocide ⓘ |
| structure | case-study based narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference in human rights scholarship ⓘ |
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linked to: A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide