East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"

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Personal journeys reveal international law origins.

"East West Street" might resonate with you if you appreciate the intersection of personal narratives and monumental historical events. Philippe Sands masterfully navigates through his family's past while intertwining it with the emergence of essential human rights concepts. It's not just a tale of genealogy; it's a gripping insight into how global legal frameworks evolved from individual experiences and shared academic paths. This book promises a reflective journey into the heart of humanity's darkest hours and the quest for justice that followed.

  • British Book Award for Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year (2017)
  • Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize for Nonfiction (2017)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (2016)
  • Prix Jan Michalski Nominee (2020)
  • Cundill History Prize Nominee (2016)
  • Prix spécial du livre de géopolitique
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"

Regular price RM51.23 MYR
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ISBN: 9780525433729
Authors: Philippe Sands
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2017-07-11
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Politics, Law, Biographies & Memoirs
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Winner of the 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction. A profound and profoundly important book—a moving 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. East West Street looks at the personal and intellectual evolution of the two men who simultaneously originated the ideas of "genocide" and "crimes against humanity," both of whom, not knowing the other, studied at the same university with the same professors, in a city little known today that was a major cultural center of Europe, "the little Paris of Ukraine," a city variously called Lemberg, Lwow, Lvov, or Lviv. It is also a spellbinding family memoir, as the author traces the mysterious story of his grandfather, as he maneuvered through Europe in the face of Nazi atrocities. East West Street is a book that changes the way we look at the world, at our understanding of history and how civilization has tried to cope with mass murder.
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Personal journeys reveal international law origins.

"East West Street" might resonate with you if you appreciate the intersection of personal narratives and monumental historical events. Philippe Sands masterfully navigates through his family's past while intertwining it with the emergence of essential human rights concepts. It's not just a tale of genealogy; it's a gripping insight into how global legal frameworks evolved from individual experiences and shared academic paths. This book promises a reflective journey into the heart of humanity's darkest hours and the quest for justice that followed.

  • British Book Award for Non-Fiction: Narrative Book of the Year (2017)
  • Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize for Nonfiction (2017)
  • The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (2016)
  • Prix Jan Michalski Nominee (2020)
  • Cundill History Prize Nominee (2016)
  • Prix spécial du livre de géopolitique
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.