| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 201 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Holocaust denial law in the German Federal Republic -- Holocaust denial under the Austrian Verbotsgesetz -- Genocide denial law in Switzerland -- French Lois Mémorielles -- Zűndel case in Canada -- International bodies and genocide denial -- Criminalizing the denial or affirmation of the Armenian genocide -- American exceptionalism : the Mermelstein case -- State-mandated genocide education. |
| Summary |
"Holocaust denial can be viewed as another form of hatred against Jews and restricting it can be understood as a way of preventing hate speech. Germany has made it a crime punishable by law. Other European countries have adopted similar laws. While the rationales for criminalizing speech seems reasonable, Lewy asks readers to look again and to consider carefully the dangers of doing so. His discussion neither dismisses the ramifications of genocide denial nor justifies it; he instead looks closely at the possible risks of government-enforced interpretations of history. By outlawing genocide denial, governments set a precedent for dictating historical 'truth' and how events should be interpreted. Such government restrictions can be counterproductive in a democratic society that values freedom of speech. Lewy examines these and related ideas through the analysis of historical and current examples."--Publisher's Web site. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Genocide -- Historiography.
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Genocide -- Historiography. |
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Genocide. |
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Criminal liability (International law)
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Criminal liability (International law) |
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Freedom of speech.
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Freedom of speech. |
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Historiography -- Political aspects.
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Historiography -- Political aspects. |
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Historiography. |
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Holocaust denial.
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Holocaust denial. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lewy, Guenter, 1923- Outlawing genocide denial. Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2014] 9781607813729 (DLC) 2014018321 (OCoLC)879642478 |
| ISBN |
1607813742 (electronic book) |
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9781607813743 (electronic book) |
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1607813734 (ebook) |
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9781607813736 (ebook) |
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9781607813729 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1607813726 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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