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... experiences and in symbolic and material markers. Second, memories are the ob- ject of disputes, conflicts, and struggles. This premise involves the need to focus attention on the active and productive role of participants in these ...
... experiences and in symbolic and material markers. Second, memories are the ob- ject of disputes, conflicts, and struggles. This premise involves the need to focus attention on the active and productive role of participants in these ...
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... experiences of authoritarian repression. They emphasize the need to concentrate their efforts in building a better fu- ture, rather than continuously revisiting the past. Consequently, they promote policies of oblivion or ...
... experiences of authoritarian repression. They emphasize the need to concentrate their efforts in building a better fu- ture, rather than continuously revisiting the past. Consequently, they promote policies of oblivion or ...
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... experiences of the recent dictatorships in Latin America's Southern Cone, its significance tran- scends the region. The intent is to contribute to analytical reflection and to the development of issues to be raised for broadly conceived ...
... experiences of the recent dictatorships in Latin America's Southern Cone, its significance tran- scends the region. The intent is to contribute to analytical reflection and to the development of issues to be raised for broadly conceived ...
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Contents
1 | |
2 What Memories Are We Talking About? | 8 |
3 Political Struggles for Memory | 26 |
4 History and Social Memory | 46 |
5 Trauma Testimony and Truth | 60 |
6 Engendered Memories | 76 |
7 Transmissions Legacies Lessons | 89 |
Conclusion | 103 |
A Chronology of Political Violence and Human Rights Movements | 107 |
Notes | 135 |
Works Cited | 149 |
Index | 157 |
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State Repression and the Labors of Memory Elizabeth Jelin,Judy Rein,Marcial Godoy-Anativia No preview available - 2003 |
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