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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164057903321

Autore

Dreyfus Jean-Marc

Titolo

Human remains in society : Curation and exhibition in the aftermath of genocide and mass-violence / / edited by Jean-Marc Dreyfus and Élisabeth Anstett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2016

Manchester, England : , : Manchester University Press, , 2018

©2017

ISBN

1-5261-2933-7

1-5261-2069-0

1-5261-0818-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 254 pages) : illustrations (black and white); digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Human remains and violence

Disciplina

306.9

Soggetti

Victims of violent crimes

Human remains (Archaeology)

Genocide - Sociological aspects

Dead - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index,

Sommario/riassunto

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 work 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.