Destruction and human remains : Disposal and concealment in genocide and mass violence / / edited by Élisabeth Anstett & Jean-Marc Dreyfus.
This text investigates a crucial question frequently neglected in academic debate in the fields of mass violence and genocide studies: what is done to the bodies of the victims after they are killed? In the context of mass violence, death does not constitute the end of the executors' work. Thei...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Manchester, England : : Manchester University Press,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Human remains and violence.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 248 pages). |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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| Summary: | This text investigates a crucial question frequently neglected in academic debate in the fields of mass violence and genocide studies: what is done to the bodies of the victims after they are killed? In the context of mass violence, death does not constitute the end of the executors' work. Their victims' remains are often treated and manipulated in very specific ways, amounting in some cases to true social engineering, often with remarkable ingenuity. To address these seldom-documented phenomena, this volume includes chapters based on extensive primary and archival research to explore why, how, and by whom these acts have been committed through recent history. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1781707871 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Élisabeth Anstett & Jean-Marc Dreyfus. |