The dark side of nation states : ethnic cleansing in modern Europe / Philipp Ther ; translated from German by Charlotte Kreutzmüller.

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This instructive text offers a useful analysis of ethnic cleansing that drills into acts often conflated with genocide. Ther (Univ. of Vienna) clarifies this in the book's introduction: "the primary goal of ethnic cleansing was not to murder and destroy a population group but to forcibly remove one from a given area." Throughout the text, chapters outline different examples of ethnic cleansing across Europe during the 20th century. Neatly written in a case study style, the chapters help readers understand the complex interplay of cultural bias and the politics of nation-states. Ther elucidates the complexities of ethnic cleansing well, but the chapter summaries can at times reprise too much of the preceding chapters. The annotated bibliography that concludes the text is excellent, providing a range of sources that touch on country-specific literature and collective memory. This well-researched text will empower readers to carefully consider the intersections and differences between ethnic cleansing and genocide. --Caro Pinto, Mount Holyoke College