Benjamin Lieberman is professor of history at Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts. A graduate of Yale and the University of Chicago, he has also written From Recovery to Catastrophe, a study of Weimar Germany. He lives in Maynard, Massachusetts.
Lieberman's narrative of the development of ethnic cleansing is
convincing, objective, and readable . . . an outstanding book that
needs to be read by all who want to understand the ethnic violence
of the modern world.
*Hunt Tooley*
A convincing analysis. . . . Highly recommended for students of
European History and the general reader.
*Cathie Carmichael*
An excellent study. . . . Lieberman illuminates with great skill
and keen analysis.
*John Weiss*
A convincing argument. . . . [Lieberman] is to be commended for his
knowledge of so many cases of ethnically driven violence.
*Publishers Weekly*
Compelling. . . . The only hope for an end to this terrible march
of horrors is for people to understand and acknowledge it.
*The Weekly Standard*
If history can aid reconciliation by revealing atrocities, then
Lieberman has certainly done more than his fair share with this
book.
*Forward*
Lieberman weaves a well-argued narrative around competing themes of
nationalism, war, and ethnic cleansing.
*CHOICE*
Raises several important issues in order to impose some analytic
rigor.
*American Historical Review*
Lieberman argues persuasively . . . [and] writes about one of the
least reported instances of ethnic cleansing in modern history.
*Nation*
The analysis and detail make this an important book on an uncharted
topic.
*Jewish Book World*
Convincing analysis. . . . [An] important, well-written book.
*Journal of Military History*
It does something original, and actually quite brave. . . .
Lieberman's study is highly lucid and accessible.
*Journal of Genocide Research*
Quite suitable for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses.
Offers a reliable narrative and the author's approach can generate
passionate debate.
*The Historian*
Terrible Fate comprehensively illustrates the history of ethnic
cleansing in a Europe with extensively shifting borders. . . .
Lieberman draws effectively on consular dispatches, newspaper
reports, and memoirs to convey cruel realities.
*Holocaust and Genocide Studies*
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