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... tices , on rituals of homage , and on political initiatives that advance the principle of “ never again ” in reaction to all affronts on human dignity . Acknowledgments This book is part of a dialogue. It does x Preface.
... tices , on rituals of homage , and on political initiatives that advance the principle of “ never again ” in reaction to all affronts on human dignity . Acknowledgments This book is part of a dialogue. It does x Preface.
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... never ceased to take place; it is always already repeating itself. Giorgio Agamben, Remnants of Auschwitz Reading the newspapers in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru at the turn of the millennium may sometimes ...
... never ceased to take place; it is always already repeating itself. Giorgio Agamben, Remnants of Auschwitz Reading the newspapers in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru at the turn of the millennium may sometimes ...
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... never again” involves a complete accounting of violations under dictatorship, as well as the corresponding punish- ment of the perpetrators. Other observers and actors, concerned pri- marily with the stability of democratic institutions ...
... never again” involves a complete accounting of violations under dictatorship, as well as the corresponding punish- ment of the perpetrators. Other observers and actors, concerned pri- marily with the stability of democratic institutions ...
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... never- ending demand for memorial plaques and monuments.1 The mass media structure and organize this presence of the past in all areas of contemporary life. This “explosion” of memory in contemporary Western society has engendered a ...
... never- ending demand for memorial plaques and monuments.1 The mass media structure and organize this presence of the past in all areas of contemporary life. This “explosion” of memory in contemporary Western society has engendered a ...
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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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