Lemkin on genocide
Lemkin, Raphael, 1900-1959.
Lemkin on genocide [electronic resource] / written by Raphael Lemkin ; edited and introduced by Steven Leonard Jacobs. - Lanham [Md.] : Lexington Books, 2012. - 1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Introduction to the study of genocide -- pt. 2. History of genocide.
Providing an annotated commentary on two unpublished manuscripts written by international law and genocide scholar Raphael Lemkin, Steven L. Jacobs offers a critical introduction to the father of genocide studies. Lemkin coined the term ""genocide"" and was the motivating force behind the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Punishment and Prevention of the Crime of Genocide. The materials collected here give readers further insight into this singularly courageous man and the issue which consumed him in the aftermath of the Second World War. It is a welcome addition to the library of genocide.
9780739145289 0739145282 0739145266 9780739145265 9781283523844 1283523841
383629 MIL
Genocide--History.
Genocide--Religious aspects--History.
Genocide--Political aspects--History.
Genocide--Social aspects--History.
Ethnic conflict.
Ethnic violence.
Genocide--History.
Genocide--Political aspects--History.
Genocide--Religious aspects--History.
Genocide--Social aspects--History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Criminology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HV6322.7 / .L46 2012eb
364.15/109
Lemkin on genocide [electronic resource] / written by Raphael Lemkin ; edited and introduced by Steven Leonard Jacobs. - Lanham [Md.] : Lexington Books, 2012. - 1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Introduction to the study of genocide -- pt. 2. History of genocide.
Providing an annotated commentary on two unpublished manuscripts written by international law and genocide scholar Raphael Lemkin, Steven L. Jacobs offers a critical introduction to the father of genocide studies. Lemkin coined the term ""genocide"" and was the motivating force behind the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Punishment and Prevention of the Crime of Genocide. The materials collected here give readers further insight into this singularly courageous man and the issue which consumed him in the aftermath of the Second World War. It is a welcome addition to the library of genocide.
9780739145289 0739145282 0739145266 9780739145265 9781283523844 1283523841
383629 MIL
Genocide--History.
Genocide--Religious aspects--History.
Genocide--Political aspects--History.
Genocide--Social aspects--History.
Ethnic conflict.
Ethnic violence.
Genocide--History.
Genocide--Political aspects--History.
Genocide--Religious aspects--History.
Genocide--Social aspects--History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Criminology.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HV6322.7 / .L46 2012eb
364.15/109
