02678nam 2200625 450 991080973170332120200520144314.01-61044-749-2(CKB)3170000000066034(EBL)4386058(SSID)ssj0000870135(PQKBManifestationID)11519805(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870135(PQKBWorkID)10808258(PQKB)11555062(MiAaPQ)EBC4386058(OCoLC)861793349(MdBmJHUP)muse26768(Au-PeEL)EBL4386058(CaPaEBR)ebr11151833(OCoLC)937404720(EXLCZ)99317000000006603420110601h20112011 uy| 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrAmerican memories atrocities and the law /by Joachim J. Savelsberg and Ryan D. KingNew York :Russell Sage Foundation,[2011]©20111 online resource (265 p.)Rose series in sociologyDescription based upon print version of record.0-87154-737-6 0-87154-736-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : how Maurice Halbwachs died and how we remember him -- From law to collective memory : breaking cycles of violence? -- What the literature tells us, and unchartered terrain -- Constructing and remembering the My Lai massacre (with Rajiv Evan Rjan and Lacy Mitchell) -- From Vietnam to Iraq : bridging metaphors, mnemonic struggles, and haunting (with Jeremy Minyard) -- Slobodan Milosevic through lenses of law, diplomacy, and media reporting (with Courtney Faue and Yu-Ju Chien) -- The shape of American memories and a German comparison -- From collective memory to law : theoretical interlude -- How Aamerican memory shapes hate crime law and a German comparison -- Commemorating injustice and implementing hate crime law across jurisdictions in the United States -- Conclusions : atrocities, law and collective memory in America and beyond.Rose series in sociology.Collective memoryUnited StatesAtrocitiesUnited StatesWar crimesUnited StatesCollective memoryAtrocitiesWar crimes909Savelsberg Joachim J.1951-479776King Ryan D.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809731703321American memories4004714UNINA