David E. Lorey, William H. Beezley

Genocide, Collective Violence, and Popular Memory

The Politics of Remembrance in the Twentieth Century

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Produktbeschreibung

The twentieth century has been scarred by political violence and genocide, reaching its extreme in the Holocaust. Yet, at the same time, the century has been marked by a growing commitment to human rights.

Produktdetails

• The World Beat Series
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 430g
• ISBN-13: 9780842029827
• ISBN-10: 0842029826
• Artikelnr.: 21726787

Autorenporträt

David E. Lorey is program officer for the U.S.-Latin American Relations Program at the Hewlett Foundation. William H. Beezley is one of the pioneers of the cultural history of Mexico and has authored and co-authored several books.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 I Latin America Chapter 2 Irruptions of Memory: Expressive Politics
in Chile's Transition to Democracy Chapter 3 Layers of Memories: Twenty
Years after in Argentina Chapter 4 The Unmaking of Rigoberta Menchu Part 5
II Africa Chapter 6 Ethnicity and the Politics of History in Rwanda Chapter
7 The Burdens of Truth: An Evalution of the Psychological Support Services
and Initiatives undertaken by the South African Truth and Reconciliation
Commission Part 8 III Asia Chapter 9 The Cambodian Tuol Sleng Museum of
Genocidal Crimes: National Narrative Chapter 10 Buajingan! Indonesian Art,
Literature, and State Violence around the Downfall of President Soeharto
Chapter 11 Mnemosyne Abroad: Reflections on the Chinese and Jewish
Commitment to Remembrance Chapter 12 Acting Out Democracy: Political
Theater in Modern China Part 13 IV Germany and Japan: Legacies of World War
Chapter 14 War Stories: The Search for a Usable Past in the Federal
Republic of Germany Chapter 15 Photography, National Identity, and the
'Cataract of Times' : Wartime Images and the Case of Japan

Rezensionen

How did nations and communities respond to the aftermath of genocide and collective violence in the twentieth century? How have nations sought to achieve 'reconciliation' with a legacy of state-sponsored terrorism, systematic torture and repression, massacres, mass graves, forced disappearances, and 'ethnic cleansing'? This broad-ranging collection of articles seeks to answer these questions by drawing on case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. A powerful introduction to the politics of history and the cultural history of social memory, this is an ideal reader for undergraduate and graduate courses on human rights, international law, social psychology, and world history, especially the complex history of historical construction and reconstruction of a violent 'past' as part of the present. -- Brian Loveman, San Diego State University A rich and useful comparative collection of articles that tells the story of history as politics. It describes the struggle to remember and the violent attempts to repress national memory. The essays address controversial issues that will inform students and are bound to encourage animated discussion in the classroom. -- Elazar Barkan, Claremont Graduate University At a time when the World Court is investigating and punishing crimes of genocide, this book is an invaluable resource that will instruct and fascinate for years to come. The accounts from around the world are reminders of how the search for justice and for national identity are often at odds and shaped by the demands of politics and international diplomacy. Anyone interested in human rights and how nations deal with the horrors of the past will find this work an important contribution. -- Marguerite Bouvard, Brandeis University