American memories atrocities and the law

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 I...

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1. Verfasser: Savelsberg, Joachim Josef (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: King, Ryan D. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Russell Sage Foundation 2011
Schriftenreihe:Rose series in sociology
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XXVI, 238 S.
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ISBN:9780871547361
978-0-87154-736-1