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1 online resource (265 pages) |
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| Series |
Rose series in sociology |
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Rose series in sociology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : how Maurice Halbwachs died and how we remember him -- From law to collective memory : breaking cycles of violence? -- What the literature tells us, and unchartered terrain -- Constructing and remembering the My Lai massacre (with Rajiv Evan Rjan and Lacy Mitchell) -- From Vietnam to Iraq : bridging metaphors, mnemonic struggles, and haunting (with Jeremy Minyard) -- Slobodan Milosevic through lenses of law, diplomacy, and media reporting (with Courtney Faue and Yu-Ju Chien) -- The shape of American memories and a German comparison -- From collective memory to law : theoretical interlude -- How Aamerican memory shapes hate crime law and a German comparison -- Commemorating injustice and implementing hate crime law across jurisdictions in the United States -- Conclusions : atrocities, law and collective memory in America and beyond. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Collective memory -- United States.
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Atrocities -- United States.
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War crimes -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
King, Ryan D., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Savelsberg, Joachim J. American memories : atrocities and the law. New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011] Rose series in sociology 9780871547361 |
| ISBN |
9780871547361 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781610447492 (electronic bk.) |
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