Excerpts from Selected Reviews 

“Equally valuable as an authoritative source for ready-reference, facts, and statistics; as a compilation of primary source documents; or as a basic text for ethics and character education units, this work will have numerous cross-curricular applications. An impressive reference that belongs in most collections. Highly Recommended.” – THE BOOK REPORT

“…the Encyclopedia of Genocide is a powerful work and represents a milestone in genocide studies. It is a reference set that is a necessary and important purchase for both academic and public libraries.” – AGAINST THE GRAIN

“A fine complement to Encyclopedia of the Holocaust … it is strongly recommended for any library supporting course work in history and the social sciences.” – CHOICE

 “The encyclopedia contains a myriad of information about an important topic, and Charny is to be commended for his effort … this resource is recommended for academic libraries and libraries where research includes the Holocaust and other genocide. The reading level, cost, and arrangement make it most suitable for larger collections.” – BOOKLIST

“While general editor Charny relates that this set is far from a complete coverage of the subject, the set is the best thing on the contemporary market. And it should remain the standard reference source for some time to come.” – REVIEWER’S CONSORTIUM

“This is a good beginning resource for scholars, students, and any individual interested in the subject.” – AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL  – from the site of ABC-Clio Publishers

A half-century after the Nuremberg trials, definitions of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity remain a difficulty.  Definitions are among the items brilliantly examined in the new Encyclopedia of Genocide.  The two volumes provide virtually a total education about genocide. -JERUSALEM POST

The landmark two-volume Encyclopedia of Genocide is evenhanded, non-polemical in its treatment of the various tragedies, scholarly, and reader-friendly. -BOOK NEWS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ARMENIAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH

The range and depth of the analysis presented in the Encyclopedia of Genocide is a major achievement, and the only appropriate reward would be if all libraries — be they university, school or public — could find room in their budgets to ensure a place for these volumes on their shelves. -INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

In its organization of the material and its methods of presentation of the subject of genocide, this Encyclopedia is a pioneering project which will be a basis for all future literature in the field, long after some of the factual material in this Encyclopedia will be outdated. -HA’ARETZ BOOK REVIEW MAGAZINE, & HA’ARETZ ENGLISH EDITION distributed with the International Herald Tribune 

Excellent, well-written, and extremely well-edited; a very different and exciting-to-use encyclopedia.  Three dozen major genocidal events are examined including an absolutely first rate examination of the Turkish extermination of their Armenian people.  Without a doubt, a required addition to any library. -CENTER HOLOCAUST STUDIES, UNIVERSITY VERMONT 

When I accepted an invitation to write this review, I had not anticipated reading the two volume Encyclopedia from cover to cover.  After I had begun to read, I became quite absorbed and soon decided that I should read all of this fascinating work. An exceptional publication and an invaluable resource. -Richard J. Goldstone, former Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, JOURNAL OF GENOCIDE RESEARCH 

A remarkable work that will be a valuable resource for a variety of users including a primary reference for journalists, in a straightforward format and style free from scholarly jargon. -Henry C. Theriault, JOURNAL OF GENOCIDE RESEARCH

The “Yad Vashem” for the terrible universal holocaust of the genocides of many peoples.  It should be in every public and private library. -ZEEV JABOTINSKY – THE ISRAELI CLASSICAL LIBERAL WEBSITE

It is a monumental work which many of us will want to read, reread and possess. -ISRAEL JOURNAL PSYCHIATRY

No review can do justice to the amount of useful information in the Encyclopedia.  This work is a tremendous contribution to the study of genocide, including the Holocaust, and should be on the reference shelf of every academic and public library.  –INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON  WORLD PEACE