1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996552369503316

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.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778237203321

Titolo

Language and national identity in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Andrew Simpson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-383-04327-2

0-19-153681-4

1-281-34173-8

9786611341732

1-4356-4224-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Classificazione

17.24

Altri autori (Persone)

SimpsonAndrew <1962->

Disciplina

306.44/96

Soggetti

Nationalism - Africa

Anthropological linguistics - Africa

Africa Languages Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-362) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Egypt: From Egyptian to Pan-Arab Nationalism; 3 Morocco: Language, Nationalism, and Gender; 4 Sudan: Majorities, Minorities, and Language Interactions; 5 Senegal: The Emergence of a National Lingua Franca; 6 Mali: In Defence of Cultural and Linguistic Pluralism; 7 Sierra Leone: Krio and the Quest for National Integration; 8 Ghana: Indigenous Languages, English, and an Emerging National Identity; 9 Ivory Coast: The Supremacy of French; 10 Nigeria: Ethno-linguistic Competition in the Giant of Africa

11 Cameroon: Official Bilingualism in a Multilingual State12 D. R. Congo: Language and 'Authentic Nationalism'; 13 Kenya: Language and the Search for a Coherent National Identity; 14 Tanzania: The Development of Swahili as a National and Official Language; 15 The Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia; 16 Zambia: 'One



Zambia, One Nation, Many Languages'; 17 South Africa: The Rocky Road to Nation Building; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on language, culture, and identity in nineteen countries in Africa. Leading specialists, mainly from Africa, describe national linguistic and political histories, assess the status of majority and minority languages, and consider the role of language in ethnic conflict. - ;This book focuses on language, culture, and national identity in Africa. Leading specialists examine countries in every part of the continent - Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Senegal, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanbia, South Africa, and the nations of the Horn