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East west street
A uniquely personal exploration of the origins of international law, centring on the Nuremberg Trials, the city of Lviv and a secret family history
When he receives an invitation to deliver a lecture in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, international lawyer Philippe Sands begins a journey on the trail of his family's secret history. In doing so, he uncovers an astonishing series of coincidences that lead him halfway across the world, to the origins of international law at the Nuremberg trial. Interweaving the stories of the two Nuremberg prosecutors (Hersch Lauterpacht and Rafael Lemkin) who invented the crimes or genocide and crimes against humanity, the Nazi governor responsible for the murder of thousands in and around Lviv (Hans Frank), and incredible acts of wartime bravery, EAST WEST STREET is an unforgettable blend of memoir and historical detective story, and a powerful meditation on the way memory, crime and guilt leave scars across generations.
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345 SAN EAS
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Publisher | Weidenfeld Nicolson : United Kingdom., 2016 |
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Paperback, 384 pages
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English
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9781474601917
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345
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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), Cundill History Prize Nominee (2016)
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