Alexander Laban Hinton | |
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Born | United States |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Wesleyan University |
Academic work | |
Era | 20th century |
Institutions | Rutgers University |
Main interests | Anthropology; Genocide Studies |
Alexander Laban Hinton is an anthropologist whose work focuses on genocide, mass violence, extremism, transitional justice, and human rights. He has written extensively on the Cambodian genocide and, in 2016, was an expert witness at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.[1] He has authored many books, including, most recently, It Can Happen Here: White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US[2] and Anthropological Witness: Lessons from the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.[3] As of 2024[update], he is a distinguished professor at Rutgers University.[4]