Raphael Lemkin and the struggle for the Genocide Convention / John Cooper.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-330) and index.

Formative years in Poland -- Escape from Poland -- Early years in the United States -- The publication of his master work and the Nuremberg Trial -- The United Nations Resolution on Genocide -- 1947, the first draft of the Convention -- Private life -- Yale and Geneva -- Paris, preliminary discussion of the convention -- The first reading of the Convention -- The Convention is adopted -- The international campaign for ratification of the Convention -- The United States Senate and the Convention -- The Genocide Convention : its supporters and enemies -- The history of genocide -- The history of genocide : case studies -- Closing years.