A Rhetorical Crime: Genocide in the Geopolitical Discourse of the Cold War

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The book explores the transformation of genocide from a legal term to a tool for political discourse during the Cold War. Weiss-Wendt conducts a comparative analysis of U.S. and Soviet rhetoric, revealing the disparity between their moral claims and actual humanitarian efforts. This examination highlights how both superpowers utilized the concept of genocide in international propaganda, emphasizing the complexities of moral posturing in the context of global politics.