“A Problem from Hell” (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Samantha Power
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Current affairs and history
- Setting: The United States, Europe, and Africa
- Genres: Nonfiction, Current affairs, History
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Africa or Africans, Politics, Twentieth century, Europe or Europeans, Exile or expatriates, Leadership, World War II, Ethnic groups, Victims, Jews or Jewish life, War, Minorities, Ethics, Government, Nazism or Nazis, Holocaust, Jewish, International relations, Geopolitics, Mass murderers or serial killers, Armenia or Armenians, Evil, United Nations
- Locales: Africa, Europe, United States
Books about genocide are unlikely to have many heroes. Samantha Power’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “A Problem from Hell” is no exception, but it does give prominence to people she calls “screamers” or “upstanders.” These persons focus attention on problems that others ignore. Speaking out when silence is “politically correct,” they try, sometimes successfully, to turn tides that seem overwhelming. As Power explores America and the age of genocide, the theme announced in her book’s subtitle, Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) is revealed as one who fits those...
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