Totally Unofficial The Autobiography of Raphael Lemkin

Name: Totally Unofficial The Autobiography of Raphael Lemkin
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ISBN: 9780300186963

ISBN-10: 0300186967

ISBN-13: 9780300186963

Edition: 2013

Authors: Raphael Lemkin, Donna-Lee Frieze

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Among 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he left behind a model for a life of activism, a legacy of major contributions to international law, and—not least—an unpublished autobiography.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…

Book details

List price: $66.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 6/24/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 328
Size: 0.58" wide x 0.85" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction. The "Insistent Prophet,"



Preface



Early Years



The Flight, 1939



The Flight, 1939-1940



A Refugee in Lithuania, Latvia, and Sweden



From Sweden to the United States



First Impressions of America: April-June 1941



Alerting the World to Genocide



The Birth of the Convention



Geneva, 1948



Paris, 1948



Climbing a Mountain Again



Nearing the End


Appendixes


Notes


Bibliography


Index