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Outlawing Genocide Denial
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.
Holocaust denial can be viewed as another form of hatred against the Jews and preventing it can be understood as a form of warding off hate speech. Germany has made it a crime punishable by law. Other European countries have similar laws. While the rationale for such laws seems reasonable, Lewy asks readers to look again and to consider carefully the dangers that these laws could present. 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.
Outlawing genocide denial sets a precedent of allowing governments to dictate historical truth and how events should be interpreted. Such government restrictions can be counterproductive in a democratic society which values freedom of speech. Lewy examines these and related ideas through the an
About: Guenter Lewy
- Guenter Lewy (* August in Breslau) ist ein deutsch-amerikanischer Hochschullehrer. Er ist emeritierter Professor der Politikwissenschaften. Er veröffentlichte mehrere kontrovers aufgenommene Bücher zu Themen zur Rolle der katholischen Kirche in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus, zum Vietnamkrieg, zum Porajmos und zum Völkermord an den Armeniern. (de)
- Guenter Lewy, né le 22 août à Breslau en Allemagne, est un politologue et historien américain. Il est actuellement professeur émérite de sciences politiques à l'université du Massachusetts à Amherst. Juif, il émigre avec sa famille vers la Palestine en , puis aux États-Unis. Il fait ses études au City College of New York et à l'université Columbia (Ph. D.). Il a enseigné à l'université Columbia, au Smith College, et à l'université du Massachusetts à Amherst. Il est spécialiste d'histoire contemporaine et s'est particulièrement intéressé aux conflits et aux crimes de masse. (fr)
- Guenter Lewy (born 22 August ) is a German-born American author and political scientist who is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Outlawing Genocide Denial: The Dilemmas of Official Historical Truth
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.
Holocaust denial can be viewed as another form of hatred against the Jews and preventing it can be understood as a form of warding off hate speech. Germany has made it a crime punishable by law. Other European countries have similar laws. While the rationale for such laws seems reasonable, Lewy asks readers to look again and to consider carefully the dangers that these laws could present. 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.
Outlawing genocide denial sets a precedent of allowing governments to dictate historical truth and how events should be interpreted. Such government restrictions can be counterproductive in a democratic society which values freedom of spe
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