The moral witness : trials and testimony after genocide
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Dean, Carolyn J. (Carolyn Janice), 1960- author.
- Language
- English.
- Published
- Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2019.
- Physical Description
- vii, 188 pages ; 23 cm.
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- "The Moral Witness maps the emergence of a 'witness to genocide' over a century, from its origins in interwar court trials to the Jewish Holocaust survivor and to today's global witness, who represents new obligations to suffering humanity at home and abroad"--
Subjects
- Subject
- Genocide > Historiography.
- Genocide > Moral and ethical aspects.
- Witnesses.
- Genocide survivors.
- Trials (Genocide)
Bibliographic Information
- Responsibility
- Carolyn J. Dean.
- Series
- Corpus juris : the humanities in politics and law
- Content
- The witness as righteous avenger : the Tehlirian and Schwarzbard trials, 1921 and 1927 -- The concentration camp witness : the libel cases of Victor Kravchenko and David Rousset, 1949 and 1951 -- The Holocaust survivor witness : the Eichmann trial -- The global witness and the counter witness.
- ISBN
- 9781501735066
- 9781501735073
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | OSA Archivum Library | Reference collection | 345/.0251 DEA | Reference | - |
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