Battles for Memory and Justice in Chile: Struggles for Remembrance, Legitimacy and Accountability

by Joannie Jean

This book analyzes how the past and its representation in the public space have been a source of conflict in Chile since the end of the Pinochet regime. From a multi-disciplinary perspective (sociology, anthropology and history), it studies the work of seven organizations of memory and human rights in Santiago, Chile, the struggles in which they are engaged, and the main debates that have arisen in the country around the themes of impunity, truth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031255364
• ISBN13: 9783031255366
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 196 Pages