Throughout history, humanity has been marked not only by its triumphs, but by its darkest failures. Genocide and ethnic cleansing are among the most harrowing chapters of the human story, systematic campaigns of destruction that have claimed millions of lives across centuries and continents.

In this sweeping and meticulously researched work, author Clover Seely examines the forces that give rise to mass atrocity. From the role of religion and war to the lasting legacy of colonization, she traces the complex web of factors that have shaped and enabled some of history's most devasting acts of violence against humanity.

Unflinching yet essential, this book is a call to understanding because only by confronting the past can we hope to protect the future.

Clover is an author and paralegal based in Connecticut, holding a Bachelor's degree in Law and a Master's degree in Theology. With a lifelong passion for history, she has devoted more than two decades to the rigorous study of world history and the atrocities that have shaped the human experience.