Political Crime and the Memory of Loss

by John Borneman

Book Overview

Loss is a fundamental human condition that often leads both individuals and groups to seek redress in the form of violence. But are there possible modes of redress to reckon with loss that might lead to a departure from the violence of collective and individual revenge? This book focuses on the redress of political crime in Germany and Lebanon, extending its analysis to questions of accountability and democratization in the United States and elsewhere...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253223512
• ISBN13: 9780253223517
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher