American memories : atrocities and the law / / by Joachim J. Savelsberg and Ryan D. King
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| Autore: |
Savelsberg Joachim J. <1951->
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| Titolo: |
American memories : atrocities and the law / / by Joachim J. Savelsberg and Ryan D. King
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Russell Sage Foundation, , [2011] |
| ©2011 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 909 |
| Soggetto topico: | Collective memory - United States |
| Atrocities - United States | |
| War crimes - United States | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | KingRyan D. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American memories |
| ISBN: | 1-61044-749-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788217903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Rose series in sociology.