The spirit of mourning [electronic resource] : history, memory and the body / Paul Connerton.

"How is the memory of traumatic events, such as genocide and torture, inscribed within human bodies? In this book, Paul Connerton discusses social and cultural memory by looking at the role of mourning in the production of histories and the reticence of silence across many different cultures. In par...

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Main Author: Connerton, Paul
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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The Spirit of Mourning: History, Memory and the Body
Format: Electronic eBook

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