American memories : atrocities and the law / by Joachim J. Savelsberg and Ryan D. King.

By: Savelsberg, Joachim J, 1951- [author.]Contributor(s): King, Ryan D [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Rose series in sociologyPublisher: New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2011]Copyright date: 2011Description: 1 online resource (265 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781610447492Subject(s): Collective memory -- United States | Atrocities -- United States | War crimes -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: American memories : atrocities and the law.DDC classification: 909 LOC classification: HM1027.U6 | S38 2011Online resources: Click to View
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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