Book · 2016 · Genocide
East West Street
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One that has been very much on my mind since I read it was actually East West Street by uh Philip Sans.
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And he's the author of among other books, East West Street, which is about how the idea of genocide was developed and written into international law.
Ezra Klein The Ezra Klein Show · Aug 2025 Why people recommend it
East West Street by Philippe Sands is a deeply researched and deeply personal book that traces the origins of international human rights law, genocide, and crimes against humanity through the lens of a single European city. The powerful book has elicited strong emotional and intellectual reactions from podcast hosts and guests. On The Ezra Klein Show, Amjad Iraqi recommended the book passionately, explaining that it had remained heavily on his mind since reading it because its exploration of family history, European antisemitism, and the legal architects of genocide offered profound parallels to recent global events. In a separate episode of the same podcast, host Ezra Klein brought up the book to introduce Philippe Sands as a guest, highlighting how the author meticulously documented the historical development of the legal concepts of genocide and crimes against humanity. Together, these discussions underscored the book's dual power as both an intimate memoir and a vital historical investigation into the darkest chapters of twentieth-century law and human conflict.
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Amjad Iraqi one that has been very much on my mind since I read it was actually East West Street by uh Philip Sans 1
“one that has been very much on my mind since I read it was actually East West Street by uh Philip Sans”
Ezra Klein And he's the author of among other books, East West Street, which is about how the idea of genocide was dev… 1
“And he's the author of among other books, East West Street, which is about how the idea of genocide was developed and written into international law.”
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“There was a piece in Time magazine about a well a few five six years ago uh profile of Benjamin Netanyahu and the piece included a photograph of him reading East West Street and I have to say it's astonishing.”