Outlawing genocide denial : the dilemmas of official historical truth / Guenter Lewy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewy, Guenter, 1923- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genocide--Historiography.

Genocide.

Criminal liability (International law).

Freedom of speech.

Historiography--Political aspects.

Historiography.

Holocaust denial.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Historian and political scientist Guenter Lewy is no stranger to the topic of genocide nor to exploring controversial issues.His penchant for approaching topics from contentious angles continues in Outlawing Genocide Denial , as he scrutinizes the practice of criminalizing genocide denial.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Holocaust Denial Law in the German Federal Republic

3. Holocaust Denial under the Austrian Verbotsgesetz

4. Genocide Denial Law in Switzerland

5. The French Lois Mémorielles

6. The Zündel Case in Canada

7. International Bodies and Genocide Denial

8. Criminalizing the Denial or Affirmation of the Armenian Genocide

9. American Exceptionalism: The Mermelstein Case

10. State-Mandated Genocide Education

11. Conclusion

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-60781-374-2

OCLC:

896600443