East West Street
On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"
Philippe Sands
Explore the creation and development of world-changing legal concepts resulting from Hitler's Third Reich. This profound and moving personal detective story uncovers secret pasts and traces the intellectual evolution of two men who simultaneously originated the ideas of "genocide" and "crimes against humanity." Alongside this exploration, the author shares his spellbinding family memoir, tracing the mysterious story of his grandfather who maneuvered through Europe in the face of Nazi atrocities. This book changes the way we look at the world, and our understanding of history and civilization.
Publish Date
2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.45
ISBN
9780525433729
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Recommendations
3
Recommendations
2021-04-08T19:13:08.000Z
@GitaSahgal @UNSRCulture @feministdissent Yes, found it when I searched Atlantic and Lemkin - I have been on the streets of Lviv, which @philippesands writes about in his magnificent book on genocide/CAH. – source2020-03-05T07:55:39.000Z
Happy #WorldBookDay! Here are some books human rights and liberalism which I have enjoyed over the past few years – source2018-06-25T16:24:55.000Z
Just finished reading @philippesands staggeringly brilliant book #EastWestStreet In such political times understanding the origins of the bill of human rights has never been so important. But it’s also an incredibly crafted narrative. Read it! – source