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Human Remains in Society: Curation and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Genocide and Mass-Violence
Jean-Marc Dreyfus (Ed.)
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Description for Human Remains in Society: Curation and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Genocide and Mass-Violence
Hardback. This pioneering collection examines the practices surrounding human remains in post-conflict societies, using a unique set of case studies that span multiple disciplines and geographic areas. Editor(s): Dreyfus, Jean-Marc; Anstett, Elisabeth. Series: Human Remains and Violence. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: GM; HBTZ; HD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 463.
Whether reburied, concealed, stored, abandoned or publicly displayed, human remains raise a vast number of questions regarding social, legal and ethical uses by communities, public institutions and civil society organisations. This book presents a ground-breaking account of the treatment and commemoration of dead bodies resulting from incidents of genocide and mass violence. Through a range of international case studies across multiple continents, it explores the effect of dead bodies or body parts on various political, cultural and religious practices. Multidisciplinary in scope, it will appeal to readers interested in this crucial phase of post-conflict reconciliation, including students and researchers of ... Read more
Whether reburied, concealed, stored, abandoned or publicly displayed, human remains raise a vast number of questions regarding social, legal and ethical uses by communities, public institutions and civil society organisations. This book presents a ground-breaking account of the treatment and commemoration of dead bodies resulting from incidents of genocide and mass violence. Through a range of international case studies across multiple continents, it explores the effect of dead bodies or body parts on various political, cultural and religious practices. Multidisciplinary in scope, it will appeal to readers interested in this crucial phase of post-conflict reconciliation, including students and researchers of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Human Remains and Violence
Condition
New
Weight
462g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526107381
SKU
V9781526107381
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Ref
99-15
About Jean-Marc Dreyfus (Ed.)
Jean-Marc Dreyfus is Reader in Holocaust Studies at the University of Manchester, UK and a director of the Corpses of Mass Violence and Genocide programme funded by the European Research Council Elisabeth Anstett is Researcher in Social Anthropology at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France and a director of the Corpses of Mass Violence and ... Read more
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