Preventing genocide : practical steps toward early detection and effective action / David A. Hamburg ; foreword by Elie Wiesel.

Includes bibliographical references, notes and index.

Prevention of genocide : introduction and overview -- Paths to genocide : predisposing and precipitating factors and their relevance for prevention -- An illustrative genocide : the Armenians -- An illustrative supergenocide : the Holocaust -- An illustrative genocide : Burundi-Rwanda -- Preventing genocide : leadership, negotiation, democracy, and international help in the vivid example of South Africa -- Proactive help in preventing mass violence : preventive diplomacy and beyond -- Democracy and prevention of mass violence -- Fostering equitable socioeconomic development -- Education for human survival -- Preventing human rights abuses through international justice -- Restraints on weaponry -- Potential of the United Nations for preventing mass violence -- The promise of the European Union for prevention of genocide -- Organisation for security and cooperation in Europe : its potential for preventing genocide -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization : an instrument to help in preventing genocide -- Summing up : essential points for preventing genocide -- International centers for the prevention of genocide : unprecedented historic opportunities.