| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
01798nam a2200193 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| ISBN |
9780299312909 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
345.0251 |
| Item number |
WEI-S |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME |
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| Personal name |
Weiss-Wendt, Anton, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Soviet Union and the gutting of the UN Genocide Convention / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Anton Weiss-Wendt. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
London: |
| Name of publisher |
Wisconsin Press, |
| Year of publication |
2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Number of Pages |
xii, 385 p. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
After the staggering horrors of World War II and the Holocaust, the United Nations resolved to prevent and punish the crime of genocide throughout the world. The resulting UN Genocide Convention treaty, however, was drafted, contested, and weakened in the midst of Cold War tensions and ideological struggles between the Soviet Union and the West.Based on extensive archival research, Anton Weiss-Wendt reveals in detail how the political aims of the superpowers rendered the convention a weak instrument for addressing abuses against human rights. The Kremlin viewed the genocide treaty as a political document and feared repercussions. What the Soviets wanted most was to keep the subjugation of Eastern Europe and the vast system of forced labor camps out of the genocide discourse. The American Bar Association and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, in turn, worried that the Convention contained vague formulations that could be used against the United States, especially in relation to the plight of African Americans. Sidelined in the heated discussions, Weiss-Wendt shows, were humanitarian concerns for preventing future genocides |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Genocide intervention |
| General subdivision |
Political aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Genocide |
| General subdivision |
Prevention |
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International cooperation. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Term |
Genocide (International law) |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Weiss-Wendt, Anton |
| Relator term |
author |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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Books |
