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

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0525433724 ISBN13: 9780525433729 Release Date: July 2017 Publisher: Vintage Length: 464 Pages Weight: 1.30 lbs. Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1" A profound, important book, a moving personal detective story and an uncovering of secret pasts, set in Europe's center, the city of bright colors--Lviv, Ukraine, dividing east from west, north from south, in what had been the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A book that explores the development of the world-changing legal concepts of "genocide" and "crimes against humanity" that came about as a result of the unprecedented atrocities of Hitler's Third Reich. 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. This is "a monumental achievement ... told with love, anger and precision" (John le Carr?, acclaimed internationally bestselling author). East West Street looks at the pers