ISBN:
9781598743449
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9781598743432
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (272 p)
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ill., maps
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version WAGING WAR, MAKING PEACE : REPARATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
DDC:
303.6/9
Keywords:
Reparations for historical injustices
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Restorative justice
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Human rights Moral and ethical aspects
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Human rights ; Moral and ethical aspects
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Reparations for historical injustices
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Restorative justice
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Humans are good at making war-and much less successful at making peace. Genocide, torture, slavery, and other crimes against humanity are gross violations of human rights that are frequently perpetrated and legitimized in the name of nationalism, militarism, and economic development. This book tackles the question of how to make peace by taking a critical look at the primary political mechanism used to "repair" the many injuries suffered in war. With an explicit focus on reparations and human rights, it examines the broad array of abuses being perpetrated in the modern era, from genocide to lo
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface: Anthropology's Engagement; 1. Waging War, Making Peace: The Anthropology of Reparations; 2. The Ethical Dimensions of Peace; 3. When Governments Fail: Reparation, Solidarity, and Community in Nicaragua; 4. From Theory to Practice: Implementing Reparations in Post-Truth Commission Peru; 5. Reparations in Morocco: The Symbolic Dirham; 6. "Victims of Crime" and "Victims of Justice": The Symbolicand Financial Aspects in U.S. Compensation Programs; 7. "We All Must Have the Same Treatment": Calculating the Damages of Human Rights Abuses for the Peopleof Diego Garcia
Description / Table of Contents:
8. Milpa Matters: The Maya Community of Toledo versus The Government of Belize9. Reparations and the Illusive Meaning of Justice in Guatemala; 10. Of Lemons and Laws: Property and the (Trans)national Order in Cyprus; 11. Israel and the Palestinian Refugees: Postpragmatic Reflections on Historical Narratives, Closure, Transitional Justice and Palestinian Refugees' Right to Refuse; 12. Reparations and Human Rights: Why the Anthropological Approach Matters; Index; About the Contributors
Note:
Includes index
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Based on essays first presented during a double session of panels at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in San Jose, California, in 2006
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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