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Leo Kuper (1908 - 1994) was a writer and philosopher. He was born to a Lithuanian Jewish family in South Africa. He trained as a lawyer before becoming a sociologist specialising in the study of genocide.

He married the anthropologist Hilda Kuper, with whom he had two daughters: the international human rights lawyer Dr Jenny Kuper and the painter and sculptor Mary Kuper.

Kuper was an active member of the Liberal Party in South Africa during the 1950s and some of his involvements are detailed in Alan Paton's book Journey Continued.

During the 1960s, Kuper moved to Los Angeles, California, United States, where he took up teaching and researching at UCLA. His publications include The Pity of it All, Passive Resistance in South Africa, and The Prevention of Genocide.

Kuper was a founding member of the Council of the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide and the Liberal Party of Natal.
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Total Books: 16
Race Class and Power Ideology and Revolutionary Change in Plural Societies
2005 - Race Class and Power Ideology and Revolutionary Change in Plural Societies (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780202308005
ISBN-10: 0202308006
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Genocide  Its Political Use in the Twentieth Century
1983 - Genocide Its Political Use in the Twentieth Century (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780300031201
ISBN-10: 0300031203
Genres: Nonfiction, Law, Engineering & Transportation
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Genocide Its Political Use in the Twentieth Century
1982 - Genocide Its Political Use in the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780300027952
ISBN-10: 0300027958
Genres: History, Nonfiction, Law
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Genocide Its Political Use in the Twentieth Century
1981 - Genocide Its Political Use in the Twentieth Century [Pelican] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140222425
ISBN-10: 0140222421
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Race Science and Society
1975 - Race Science and Society (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780043010730
ISBN-10: 0043010733
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Race Science and Society
1975 - Race Science and Society (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780043010747
ISBN-10: 0043010741
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Race Class and Power
1974 - Race Class and Power (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780715607572
ISBN-10: 071560757X
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Race Class and Power
Race Class and Power (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780202011332
ISBN-10: 020201133X
Genre: Sports & Outdoors
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African Bourgeoisie
African Bourgeoisie (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780300001457
ISBN-10: 0300001452
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African Bourgeoisie
African Bourgeoisie (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780300006452
ISBN-10: 0300006454
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The Prevention of Genocide
The Prevention of Genocide (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780300034189
ISBN-10: 0300034180
Genres: History, Nonfiction, Law
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Pity of it All
Pity of It All (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780715611142
ISBN-10: 0715611143
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Race Class and Power
Race Class and Power (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780715612064
ISBN-10: 0715612069
Genre: Nonfiction
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South Africa [Hans Wolff Memorial Lecture Series Part 1 Human Rights and Genocide/Part 2 Biography As Interpretation] (Paperback)