Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xii, 425 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Note |
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf." --- Title page verso. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-409) and index. |
Contents |
An invitation -- Leon -- Lauterpacht -- Miss Tilney of Norwich -- Lemkin -- The man in the bow tie -- Frank -- The child who stands alone -- Nuremberg -- The girl who chose not to remember -- Judgment -- To the woods. |
Summary |
"A ... personal detective story, an uncovering of secret pasts, and a book that explores the creation and development of world-changing legal concepts that came about as a result of the unprecedented atrocities of Hitler's Third Reich"--Dust jacket flap. |
Subject |
Genocide -- History.
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Genocide (International law) -- History.
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Crimes against humanity -- History.
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Crimes against humanity (International law) -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945.
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ISBN |
9780385350716 (hardcover) : $32.50 |
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0385350716 (hardcover) |
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