Raphaël Lemkin and the Concept of GenocideDouglas Irvin-Erickson
Douglas Irvin-Erickson’s book develops both the heroic and tragic aspects of Raphaël Lemkin’s life. Born in 1900 in the Russian Empire, Lemkin was exposed to the worst of human history. Early in his life he learned about pogroms that shattered the lives of Jews in Eastern Europe. As a young adult he...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 296-297 |
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| Summary: | Douglas Irvin-Erickson’s book develops both the heroic and tragic aspects of Raphaël Lemkin’s life. Born in 1900 in the Russian Empire, Lemkin was exposed to the worst of human history. Early in his life he learned about pogroms that shattered the lives of Jews in Eastern Europe. As a young adult he learned about the murder of Muslims in the newly formed Christian states in the Balkans, the murder of Armenians and Assyrians in the Ottoman Empire, the murder of the Herero in German Southwest Africa. Irvin-Erickson points out that this was supplemented by rather unusual teachings from Lemkin’s mother, who encouraged him to read histories of French Huguenots, Japanese torture victims, and African slaves. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcy040 |