Lemkin on Genocide [Paperback]

Steven L. Jacobs edition of Raphael Lemkins seminal study of genocide is long overdue. This remarkable volume is the first systematic investigation of the crime that, until Lemkin, had no name. A must for all students of genocide, it explores the phenomenon from the Assyrian conquests in the ancient world to the German exploitation of colonial Africa. Jacobs highly informative introduction situates Lemkins research within the context of his life and work. The analytical annotations of Lemkins findings reflect Jacobs encyclopedic familiarity with the multi-disciplinary field. They provide helpful insights into the relation between the founder of the field of genocide studies and all who have followed him.Steven Leonard Jacobs has undertaken the mammoth task of annotating and reproducing Lemkins original text, a work requiring care, erudition, and extensive knowledge. He is to be commended for his effort and his initiative in rescuing Lemkins huge work and bringing it, after eight decades of oblivion, finally to fruition.Scholars and students alike will benefit from Steven Leonard Jacobs careful scholarly work elucidating obscure references, clarifying incomplete footnotes, and updating bibliographies in Raphael Lemkins History of Genocide. Jacobs Lemkin on Genocide will prove to be an indispensable reference for scholars and serious students of genocide.Steven Jacobs has rendered a valuable service to genocide scholars with the appearance of this book. Jacobs, himself a distinguished genocide scholar, makes accessible Raphael Lemkins previously unpublished Introduction to the Study of Genocide and three-part History of Genocide. Professor Jacobs Introduction and notes makes this an indispensable work. If Lemkin is the Father of Genocide studies, Steven Jacobs is one of his worthy intellectual sons.[In Lemkin on Genocide] we gain a new appreciation for the depth of Lemkins theoretical understanding and the breadth of his research.??In addition, readinglS&