Massacres and Morality
Mass Atrocities in an Age of Civilian Immunity
Alex J. Bellamy
Reviews and Awards
"Alex Bellamy provides a detailed compendium of massacres over the last 200 years... [T]his is a masterly, judicious and painstakingly researched survey of massacres over the last two centuries. It will provide an invaluable quarry for anyone interested in the ethics, legality or politics of war. The books central message on the reality but fragility of moral progress is an important one for which it deserves to be widely read." -David Fisher, Kings College London
"This book about the coexistence of mass atrocities with the norm of civilian immunity from the nineteenth century to our time, and their evolution and mutual influence, is his [Alex J. Bellamy] best work yet. Rarely has such a painful and sensitive subject been investigated so seriously, thoroughly, clearly and impartially." -Survival
"Alex Bellamy, one of the most prolific writers on the subject of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and editor of the journal 'Global Responsibility to Protect' (GR2P) has now published on a subject located between international law and history. ...it examines a very large number of historical cases of massacres and mass killings that are probably not known in greater detail to a broader audience." -Austrian Review of International and European Law
"ELThis book conveys a strong ethical and political message in favour of more resolve in the defense of the achievements in the field of civilization and humanity." - Peter Hilpold, Austrian Review of International and European Law