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Human Remains in Society Curation and Exhibition in the Aftermath of Genocide and Mass-violence

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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 commemo...

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Other Authors: Dreyfus, Jean-Marc (Editor), ANSTETT, Elisabeth (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2016
Series:Human Remains and Violence
Subjects:
Anthropology
Archaeology
Genocide
War Crimes
death
exhumation
human remains
post-conflict
modern warfare
mass violence
burial
violence
forensics
Alsace
Cadaver
Germany
Herero people
Nazism
The Holocaust
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Summary: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 history, anthropology, sociology, archaeology, law, politics and modern warfare.
ISBN:manchester/9781526107381.001.0001
9781526129338
Access:Open Access

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