One stage of Genocide that is clearly evident from even the very beginning of Safe Area Gorazde is classification. The first step in the eight stages of genocide classification is making a distinction between “us” and “them” based on ethnicity, religion, nationality, etc. Near the very beginning of Safe Area Gorazde the author gives us a brief over view of Bosnian history to help the reader better understand the conflict. In this over view of the history he talks about the different groups present in Bosnia, such as the Serbs, the Croats, and the Muslims. The author also mentions several different groups such as the The Chetniks that began terrorizing other groups: “The Chetniks were a somewhat loose alliance of groups of Serb nationalists and royalists who typically sought the establishment of a Greater Serbia cleansed of non-Serbs” (Sacco, 21). This is a clear example of classification between different ethnic groups within Bosnia.
**Note this blog post was posted late due to the fact that I was absent Monday and Tuesday.
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