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Genocide and Gender in the Twentieth Century brings together a collection of some of the finest genocide studies scholars in North America and Europe to examine gendered discourses; practices and experiences of ethnic cleansing and genocide in the 20th century. It includes essays focusing on the genocide in Rwanda; the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire; the Holocaust and ethnic cleansing and genocide in the former Yugoslavia.The book looks at how historically- and culturally-specific ideas about reproduction; biology; and ethnic; national; racial and religious identity contributed to the possibility for and the unfolding of genocidal sexual violence; including mass rape. The book also considers how these ideas; in conjunction with discourses of femininity and masculinity; and understandings of female and male identities; contributed to perpetrators' tools and strategies for ethnic cleansing and genocide; as well as victims' experiences of these processes. This is an ideal text for any student looking to further understand the crucial topic of gender in genocide studies.