Votes for Women! The American Woman Suffrage Movement and the Nineteenth Amendment: A Reference Guide
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Go back in time to the 20th century, and be prepared to take on your enemies on the high seas, by...
Freemasonry Complete Guide for iPhone
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Los Angeles - Portrait of a City
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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age of Journalism
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in Books
Dec 31, 2017
East West Street is different and distinct in many meaningful ways, telling the fascinating story of the beginning of international human rights, but rather do so as dry legal history it focuses on two of the most significant individuals.
The author weaves the stories of Lauterpacht and Raphael Lemkin into Sands' own personal family story, which all tie into the 'city of lions' (Lviv/Lwow/Lemberg) in the first few decades of the 20th century. Both men and Sand's own family lived here, a place where East and West meet, hence the book's title.
It culminates into their assistance with the Nuremburg trials of ten senior Nazi figures, with Lauterpacht preparing the first drafts of the opening and closing speeches of the chief prosecution. Crucially he crafted the wording of Article 6 of the Nuremberg Charter, enshrining crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression into international law. Lemkin, in the same vein, constructed the concept of genocide, even coining the term.
And Sands discusses his detective work to find answers to numerous questions about his family. In the end his journey reveals tragedy, but a tragedy lightened by knowing the truth.
This is an outstanding book by a barrister, filmmaker and writer. It reeks of intellectual strength, and truly superb.
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Mathematician for All Seasons: Recollections and Notes, (1887-1945): 2015: Volume 1
Hugo Steinhaus, Robert G. Burns, Aleksander Weron and Irena Szymaniec
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This book presents, in his own words, the life of Hugo Steinhaus (1887-1972), noted Polish...
Pack Up Your Troubles: How Humorous Postcards Helped to Win World War I
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Eric Ravilious: Artist and Designer
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More popular than ever, the work of Eric Ravilious (1903-42) is rooted in the landscape of pre-war...