Raphael Lemkin and the Struggle for the Genocide Convention
Description
This book is the first complete biography of Raphael Lemkin, the father of the United Nations Genocide Convention, based on his papers; and shows how his campaign for an international treaty succeeded. In addition, the book covers Lemkin's inauguration of the historical study of past genocides.
Keywords
HistoryWorldPolitical SciencePublic PolicySocial PolicyEuropeModernMilitaryWorld War IISocial ScienceJewish StudiesReligionJudaism
2008Book
Author(s)John Cooper
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230516915
LanguageEnglish
