Raphael Lemkin's thoughts on Nazi genocide : not guilty? / edited by Steven L. Jacobs.
Raphael Lemkin 1900-1959
ספרAmong the greatest intellectual heroes of modern times, Raphael Lemkin lived an extraordinary life of struggle and hardship, yet altered international law and redefined the world's understanding of group rights. He invented the concept and word "genocide" and propelled the idea into international legal status. An uncommonly creative pioneer in ethical thought, he twice was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.Although Lemkin died alone and in poverty, he left behind a model for a life of activism, a legacy of major contributions to international law, and-not least-an unpublished autobiography. Presented here for the first time is his own account of his life, from his boyhood on a small farm in Poland with his Jewish parents, to his perilous escape from Nazi Europe, through his arrival in the United States and rise to influence as an academic, thinker, and revered lawyer of international criminal law.
כותר |
Totally unofficial [electronic resource] : the autobiography of Raphael Lemkin / Raphael Lemkin, Donna-Lee Frieze. |
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מהדורה |
1st ed. |
מוציא לאור |
New Haven : Yale University Press |
שנה |
2013 |
הערות |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
הערת תוכן ותקציר |
Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The ''Insistent Prophet'' -- Preface -- Chapter one. Early Years -- Chapter two. The Flight, 1939 -- Chapter three. The Flight, 1939-1940 -- Chapter four. A Refugee in Lithuania, Latvia, and Sweden -- Chapter five. From Sweden to the United States -- Chapter six. First Impressions of America -- Chapter seven. Alerting the World to Genocide -- Chapter eight. The Birth of the Convention -- Chapter nine. Geneva, 1948 -- Chapter ten. Paris, 1948 -- Chapter eleven. Climbing a Mountain Again -- Chapter twelve. Nearing the End -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
היקף החומר |
1 online resource (324 p.) |
שפה |
אנגלית |
מספר מערכת |
997010712787105171 |
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