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This book is a frank and hopeful meditation on the recurring tragedy of genocide that should be read by anybody who cares about its prevention. Hirsch argues if we are to successfully confront, prevent, or control the most egregious aspects of genocidal violence, we must create containing political institutions and social mechanisms. But ultimately human nature must change to temper the worst excesses of genocidal violence, given its long and intractable historical presence. Hirsch looks hard at complex realities and proposes how to build a politics of prevention. Focusing on the United States

This article introduces the renamed journal Genocide Studies International. It notes that the journal's focus will be on policy designed to prevent genocide and protect human rights. In order to reinforce this perspective, it contains a critique of the contemporary state of genocide studies and calls for a greater emphasis on policy.

Students' perceptions of the public school as an agent of political socialization in a community characterized by political change which has resulted in community control of the schools are examined. Data were gathered by questionnaire in Crystal City, Tex. The 3 categories were: Anglo (N=46); Mexican-American (N=215); & Chicano (N=250). The independent variable was "subjective ethnic identification." The data demonstrate that there are statistically significant differences in the perceptions of these 3 groups of students in how they view the schools as: agents of political information transmission, degree of politicization of the schools, & perceived fairness of the schools. Controls for sex & grade in school had some impact on the findings, but overall it was found that ethnic self-identity accounted for the most variance in the dependent variables. Modified AA.