I remember working on my master\u2019s thesis while at Ohio State. Hour after hour after hour I labored-writing, rewriting, formatting. Then the day of the defense arrived. Ninety minutes later, I exited the room with my degree assured. And no one ever looked at the master\u2019s thesis again.\n\nI suspect this is true with most theses. For some this is clearly justified. But many others, while not of the depth and scale of a dissertation, represent a great deal of original thought and analysis.\n\nUgur Umit Ungor\u2019s collection of essays titled Genocide: New Perspectives on its Causes, Courses and Consequences (Amsterdam University Press, 2016), offers a number of examples of this. The book is composed of essays that present the original ideas and conclusions of a number of the best students at NIOD. The collection is wide-ranging\u2013representing a variety of disciplines and time periods. Ungor divides them broadly into three different areas\u2013the causes, courses and consequences noted in the title. Almost any reader will find something in the book to interest and enlighten them. It\u2019s a laudable project, one that I\u2019m sure many people will read and remember.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies