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vii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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George L. Mosse series in the history of European culture, sexuality, and ideas |
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George L. Mosse series in the history of European culture, sexuality, and ideas.
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| Note |
"Originally published in French as 'Messagers du désastre: Raphael Lemkin, Jan Karski et les génocides,' copyright ©2018 by Librairie Arthème Fayard"--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
"In the years leading up to World War II, two Polish men witnessed the targeted extermination of Jews under Adolf Hitler and the German Reich before the reality of the Holocaust was widely known. Raphael Lemkin, the Jewish lawyer who coined the term 'genocide,' and Jan Karski, a Catholic member of the Polish resistance, independently shared their knowledge with Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Having heard false rumors of wartime atrocities before, the leaders met the messengers with disbelief and inaction, leading to the eventual murder of more than six million people. 'Messengers of disaster' draws upon little-known texts from an array of archives, including the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva and the International Tracing Service in Bad Arolsen. Carrying the knowledge of this disaster took a toll on Lemkin and Karski, but their work prepared the way for the United Nations to unanimously adopt the first human rights convention in 1948 and influenced the language we use to talk about such atrocities today. Annette Becker's detailed study of these two important figures illuminates how distortions of fact can lead people to deny knowledge of what is happening in front of their own eyes."-- Back cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-239) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: The unnamable is unnamable -- Karski the soldier, Lemkin the lawyer : 1939-40 -- Karski discovers the annihilation of Lemkin's world : 1941-42 -- Flashback : from violence to myth; from one war, another, 1942, 1914 -- Naming a nameless crime : Lemkin and Karski in the United States, 1943-45 -- The war is over : weep for dead, find the living, judge the criminals -- Becoming Karski, becoming Lemkin : 1978-2018 -- Conclusion: Armenians, Jews, Tutsis. |
| Language |
Translated from the French. |
| Subject |
Lemkin, Raphael, 1900-1959.
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Karski, Jan, 1914-2000.
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Genocide -- History -- 20th century.
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Genocide -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Genocide -- Armenia -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities.
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Karski, Jan, 1914-2000. (OCoLC)fst01730679
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Lemkin, Raphael, 1900-1959. (OCoLC)fst00125922
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Atrocities. (OCoLC)fst00820727
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Genocide. (OCoLC)fst00940208
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Armenia. (OCoLC)fst01206470
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
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World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746 |
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924 |
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1900-1999
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Roth, Käthe, translator.
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| ISBN |
9780299333201 (hardcover) |
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0299333205 (hardcover) |
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