Genocide and the politics of memory : studying death to preserve life /

A study into repetitions of large-scale human violence throughout history. It suggests that if we begin to understand how and why these episodes occur, we will be able to act to prevent them. To revise the politics of memory, proposals for essential reforms of the political state are made.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hirsch, Herbert, 1941-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1995.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1574
Description
Summary:A study into repetitions of large-scale human violence throughout history. It suggests that if we begin to understand how and why these episodes occur, we will be able to act to prevent them. To revise the politics of memory, proposals for essential reforms of the political state are made.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-236) and index.
ISBN:0585027994
9780585027999
0807862053
9780807862056
0807821985
9780807821985
0807845051
9780807845059