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Governing the dead : sovereignty and the politics of dead bodies
Stepputat, Finn

This book looks at sovereignty as a particular form of power and politics. It shows that the fate of bodies in the transition from life to death can provide a key to understanding fundamental ways in which sovereignty is claimed and performed. The contributions analyse (post-)conflict as well as non-conflict contexts, which too often are studied in isolation from one another. Focusing on contem…

Edition
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ISBN/ISSN
9781526151599
Collation
xiv; 274p,
Series Title
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Call Number
306.9 GOV F
cover
Governing the dead : sovereignty and the politics of dead bodies
Stepputat, Finn

This book looks at sovereignty as a particular form of power and politics. It shows that the fate of bodies in the transition from life to death can provide a key to understanding fundamental ways in which sovereignty is claimed and performed. The contributions analyse (post-)conflict as well as non-conflict contexts, which too often are studied in isolation from one another. Focusing on contem…

Edition
-
ISBN/ISSN
9781526151599
Collation
xiv; 274p,
Series Title
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Call Number
306.9 GOV F
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Human remains in society: curation and exhibition in the aftermath of genocid…
Dreyfus, Jean-MarcGessat-Anstett, Élisabeth

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 book 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 …

Edition
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ISBN/ISSN
9781526129338
Collation
xiv, 254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Series Title
Human remains and violence
Call Number
306.9 HUM a
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Remembering and disremembering the dead : posthumous punishment, harm and red…
Tomasini, Floris

This book is a multidisciplinary work that investigates the notion of posthumous harm over time. The question what is and when is death, affects how we understand the possibility of posthumous harm and redemption. Whilst it is impossible to hurt the dead, it is possible to harm the wishes, beliefs and memories of persons that once lived. In this way, this book highlights the vulnerability of th…

Edition
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ISBN/ISSN
9781137538284
Collation
vii, 103p. : ill.
Series Title
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Call Number
306.9 TOM r