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OverviewThe term ""genocide""-""group killing""-which first appeared in Raphael Lemkin's 1944 book, Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, had by 1948 established itself in international law through the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Since then the charge of genocide has been both widely applied but also contested. In Genocide: The Act as Idea, Berel Lang examines and illuminates the concept of genocide, at once articulating difficulties in its definition and proposing solutions to them. In his analysis, Lang explores the relation of genocide to group identity, individual and corporate moral responsibility, the concept of individual and group intentions, and the concept of evil more generally. The idea of genocide, Lang argues, represents a notable advance in the history of political and ethical thought which proposed alternatives to it, like ""crimes against humanity,"" fail to take into account. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Berel Lang , George J. AndreopoulosPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780812248852ISBN 10: 0812248856 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 13 December 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Preface The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide PART I: BETWEEN GENOCIDE AND ""GENOCIDE""' 1. The Evil in Genocide 2. Genocide and Comparative Evil: Counting Victims, Numbers, Degrees 3. Disputing ''Genocide'': Issues of Uniqueness and Group-Identity 4. The Pushback and Its Search for a Replacement PART II: GENOCIDE AS PAST AND PRESENCE 5. ""Genocide'' and ''Holocaust'': Language as History 6. Raphael Lemkin, Unsung Hero: Reparation 7. From Genocide to Group-Rights 8. Arendt on the Evil in Genocide: Banality's Depths 9. Genocide-Denial AfterWords Bibliographical Notes Index"ReviewsEven after all that has already been said, both by himself and others, Berel Lang offers an original analysis of the historical phenomenon (genocide) and of the concept ('genocide'). Lang disarms his opponents with an effortlessness that is at once engaging and endearing, the work of a philosopher, historian, and rhetorician very much in his prime. This is a work of conceptual history of the highest order. -Reviews in Religion and Theology What distinguishes Berel Lang's work is its rare combination of philosophical sophistication and nuance coupled with what can only be called moral sensitivity. -Michael L. Morgan, University of Toronto What distinguishes Berel Lang's work is its rare combination of philosophical sophistication and nuance coupled with what can only be called moral sensitivity. -Michael L. Morgan, University of Toronto What distinguishes Berel Lang's work is its rare combination of philosophical sophistication and nuance coupled with what can only be called moral sensitivity. -Michael L. Morgan, University of Toronto Even after all that has already been said, both by himself and others, Berel Lang offers an original analysis of the historical phenomenon (genocide) and of the concept ('genocide'). Lang disarms his opponents with an effortlessness that is at once engaging and endearing, the work of a philosopher, historian, and rhetorician very much in his prime. This is a work of conceptual history of the highest order. -Reviews in Religion and Theology Author InformationBerel Lang, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the State University of New York, Albany, is the author among other books of Act and Idea in the Nazi Genocide and, in 2013, Primo Levi: The Matter of a Life. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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