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UNINA9910458028903321 |
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Titolo |
Linguistic reconstruction and Indo-European syntax [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the colloquium of the 'Indogermanische Gesellschaft,' University of Pavia, 6-7 September 1979 / / edited by Paolo Ramat ; associate editors, Onofrio Carruba, Anna Giacalone Ramat, Giorgio Graffi |
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Amsterdam, : Benjamin, 1980 |
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1-283-31437-1 |
9786613314376 |
90-272-8116-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Collana |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 19 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RamatPaolo |
CarrubaOnofrio |
RamatAnna Giacalone |
GraffiGiorgio |
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Indo-European languages - Syntax |
Reconstruction (Linguistics) |
Typology (Linguistics) |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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English, French, or German. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Methodological questions -- pt. 2. Problems in Indo-European syntax. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The aim of the colloquium, from which this volume derives, was to bring together approaches from general linguistics and language reconstruction, to show how these can benefit from eachother. Although the focus was on Indo-European languages, other language families were present in the discussion, as typological insights may provide useful parallels to IE phenomena and problems. At the core of the discussion was the methodological problem of induction vs deduction. |
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UNINA9910451633203321 |
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Maguire Peter (Peter H.) |
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Facing death in Cambodia [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Maguire |
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New York, : Columbia University Press, c2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Political atrocities - Cambodia |
Trials (Genocide) - Cambodia |
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Cambodia History 1975-1979 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-248) and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "So you've been to school for a year or two . . ." -- 2. "Do not kill any living creature, with the exception of the enemy." -- 3. "The Angkar is more important to me than my father and mother." -- 4. "The weapon of the mouth" -- 5. "Only the third person knows." -- 6. "I am excellent survivor." -- 7. "Am I a savage person?" -- 8. "She is nice girl, but she is sick." -- 9. "I am no longer HIV positive." -- 10. "I am not dead. I am alive." -- Conclusion: War Crimes Trials as a Welcome Distraction -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Khmer Rouge regime took control of Cambodia by force of arms, then committed the most brazen crimes since the Third Reich: at least 1.5 million people murdered between 1975 and 1979. Yet no individuals were ever tried or punished. This book is the story of Peter Maguire's effort to learn how Cambodia's "culture of impunity" developed, why it persists, and the failures of the "international community" to confront the Cambodian genocide. Written from a personal and historical perspective, Facing Death in Cambodia recounts Maguire's growing anguish over the gap between theories of universal justice and political realities. Maguire documents the atrocities and the aftermath through personal interviews with victims and perpetrators, discussions with international and NGO officials, journalistic accounts, |
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and government sources gathered during a ten-year odyssey in search of answers. The book includes a selection of haunting pictures from among the thousands taken at the now infamous Tuol Sleng prison (also referred to as S-21), through which at least 14,000 men, women, and children passed-and from which fewer than a dozen emerged alive. What he discovered raises troubling questions: Was the Cambodian genocide a preview of the genocidal civil wars that would follow in the wake of the Cold War? Is international justice an attainable idea or a fiction superimposed over an unbearably dark reality? Did issues of political expediency allow Cambodian leaders to escape prosecution? The Khmer Rouge violated the Nuremberg Principles, the United Nations Charter, the laws of war, and the UN Genocide Convention. Yet in the decade after the regime's collapse, the perpetrators were rescued and rehabilitated-even rewarded-by China, Thailand, the United States, and the UN. According to Peter Maguire, Cambodia holds the key to understanding why recent UN interventions throughout the world have failed to prevent atrocities and to enforce treaties. |
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