Destruction and human remains disposal and concealment in genocide and mass violence
This volume investigates a crucial question frequently neglected from academic debate in the fields of mass violence and genocide studies: what is done to the bodies of the victims after they are killed? Following abuses, victims' remains are treated and manipulated in very particular ways, amo...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester
Manchester University Press
2014, 2014
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| Series: | Human remains and violence / Human remains and violence
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This volume investigates a crucial question frequently neglected from academic debate in the fields of mass violence and genocide studies: what is done to the bodies of the victims after they are killed? Following abuses, victims' remains are treated and manipulated in very particular ways, amounting in some cases to social engineering. The book explores this phase of destruction, whether by disposal, concealment or complete annihilation of the body, across a range of extreme situations to display the intentions and socio-political framework of governments, perpetrators and bystanders |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 248 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781781707876 |