Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: Bridging the Gap between Two Genocides 1
6. PART ONE. Some Theoretical Questions
7. 1. Defining the Concept of Genocide 11
8. 2. Toward a Typology of Genocidal Social Practices 39
9. 3. Reconciling the Contradictions of Modernity: Equality, Sovereignty, Autonomy, and Genocidal Social Practices 52
10. PART TWO. Historical Foundations: The Nazi Genocide
11. 4. Discourse and Politics in Holocaust Studies: Uniqueness, Comparability, and Narration 69
12. 5. The Problem of Explaining the Causes of the Nazi Genocides 87
13. 6. Reshaping Social Relations through Genocide 104
14. PART THREE. Toward a Historical Basis: Genocidal Social Practices in Argentina
15. 7. Explaining Genocidal Social Practices in Argentina: The Problem of Causation 129
16. 8. Toward a Periodization of Genocide in Argentina 161
17. 9. Concentration Camp Logic 186
18. 10. In Conclusion: The Uses of Memory 205
19. Notes 215
20. Index 251
21. About the author 261