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... whom I learned — through their “ obstinate memory , with its silences , repetitions , and lapses — the significance of human dignity . وو This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction ix.
... whom I learned — through their “ obstinate memory , with its silences , repetitions , and lapses — the significance of human dignity . وو This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction ix.
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... significant events will undoubtedly call for new meanings, and for new material and symbolic referents and anchors ... significance or depth of human suffering, I hope that discussions of the issues in this book open the way to a broader ...
... significant events will undoubtedly call for new meanings, and for new material and symbolic referents and anchors ... significance or depth of human suffering, I hope that discussions of the issues in this book open the way to a broader ...
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... . Human rights movements in these countries have maintained a significant presence, linking the demands to settle accounts with the past (demands for justice) with the founding principles of democratic xiv Introduction.
... . Human rights movements in these countries have maintained a significant presence, linking the demands to settle accounts with the past (demands for justice) with the founding principles of democratic xiv Introduction.
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... 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 comparative research stretching across boundaries of time and space. The ...
... 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 comparative research stretching across boundaries of time and space. The ...
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... response or reaction to rapid change and to a life without anchors or roots. In such a cultural climate, memory has a highly significant role as a symbolic mechanism that helps strengthen the sense of 1 1. Memory in the Contemporary World.
... response or reaction to rapid change and to a life without anchors or roots. In such a cultural climate, memory has a highly significant role as a symbolic mechanism that helps strengthen the sense of 1 1. Memory in the Contemporary World.
Contents
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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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