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Axis Rule in Occupied Europe

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The first part of the book was written last and summarizes the techniques of German occupation, organized by subject. Part II details occupations by which country was affected—including occupations by Germany's allies Hungary, Italy, and Bulgaria. The longest part of the book, Part III, is devoted to
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in 1948. For Lemkin, genocide was a colonial phenomenon that consisted of the replacement of the national pattern of the victim with that of the perpetrator—for example, enforced changes in culture and language (known as
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in the United States in April 1941. The librarian at Duke University helped Lemkin expand his collection. Lemkin used the collection to teach classes at Duke as well as the
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Lemkin wrote the book in 1941 and 1942 and submitted it for publication in early 1942. Due to a contract dispute, its publication was delayed in 1944, which contributed to
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such that Germany could still dominate the continent in the event of military defeat. Lemkin at the time worked at the
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Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation : Analysis of Government : Proposals for Redress
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Axis Rule in Occupied Europe: Laws of Occupation, Analysis of Government, Proposals for Redress
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In the book, Lemkin argued that Hitler's main goal was not the conquest of Europe, but its
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Lemkin's definition of genocide is much broader than that eventually adopted by the
311: 300:"Raphaël Lemkin's Derivation of Genocide from His Analysis of Nazi-Occupied Europe" 142: 110: 315: 129: 114: 86: 22: 334: 323: 63: 293:. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Division of International Law. 146: 102: 141:), economic exploitation, forced labor, and population replacement via 26: 109:. He brought it with him when he accepted an offer to teach at 51: 268:"The history of Rapha'l Lemkin and the UN Genocide Convention" 164: 162: 48: 42: 36: 34: 159: 174: 304:
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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Index

Raphael Lemkin
genocide
Greek
γένος
Latin
suffix
the Holocaust
demographic restructuring
United States government
Board of Economic Warfare
Foreign Economic Administration
war propaganda
occupation law
1907 Hague Convention
Axis-occupied Europe
University of Stockholm
Duke University
War Department
School of Military Government
United Nations
Genocide Convention
cultural genocide
ethnic cleansing
colonization


Irvin-Erickson 2023
Irvin-Erickson 2023

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