Feierstein is a prominent member of the genocide studies community and currently serves as the president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars. But he also has a personal connection with his material, having participated in the demonstrations that brought Argentina’s junta down. Genocide as Social Practice is intellectually rigorous but informed by a deep personal passion for his subject. In the book, he offers an important expansion of our understanding of genocide, one which links seemingly disparate phenomenon and extends the concept into the period after physical destruction has ended. It’s an important observation, one which will challenge any reader to rethink his or her previous assumptions. That in itself makes it an worthwhile book. It goes without saying that it has also convinced me that I need to pay more attention to Latin American history.

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