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Necropolitics: Mass Graves and Exhumations in the Age of Human Rights
Francisco Ferrandiz
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Description for Necropolitics: Mass Graves and Exhumations in the Age of Human Rights
Paperback. This remarkable book demonstrates through in-depth case studies from ten countries around the world how the forensic exhumation of mass graves is inextricably intertwined with grassroots initiatives, national political developments, international human rights advocacy, and transnational claims of transitional justice. Editor(s): Robben, Antonius C. G. M. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The unmarked mass graves left by war and acts of terror are lasting traces of violence in communities traumatized by fear, conflict, and unfinished mourning. Like silent testimonies to the wounds of history, these graves continue to inflict harm on communities and families that wish to bury or memorialize their lost kin. Changing political circumstances can reveal the location of mass graves or facilitate their exhumation, but the challenge of identifying and recovering the dead is only the beginning of a complex process that brings the rights and wishes of a bereaved society onto a transnational stage. ... Read more
The unmarked mass graves left by war and acts of terror are lasting traces of violence in communities traumatized by fear, conflict, and unfinished mourning. Like silent testimonies to the wounds of history, these graves continue to inflict harm on communities and families that wish to bury or memorialize their lost kin. Changing political circumstances can reveal the location of mass graves or facilitate their exhumation, but the challenge of identifying and recovering the dead is only the beginning of a complex process that brings the rights and wishes of a bereaved society onto a transnational stage. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812223972
SKU
V9780812223972
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About Francisco Ferrandiz
Francisco Ferrandiz is Associate Researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and author of many books, including El pasado bajo tierra: Exhumaciones contemporaneas de la Guerra Civil. Antonius C. G. M. Robben is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utrecht. He is author of Political Violence and Trauma in Argentina and editor of Iraq at a Distance: What ... Read more
Reviews for Necropolitics: Mass Graves and Exhumations in the Age of Human Rights
This excellent and timely volume . . . opens up new avenues of global comparison and investigation. As if the task of understanding the past were not daunting in itself, the chapters in this collection provide fascinating accounts of the political and legal struggles surrounding exhumations, and these often include popular mobilizations that are both intensely local and globally connected. ... Read more