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The Struggle for Memory in Latin America

Recent History and Political Violence

Herausgegeben: Allier-Montaño, Eugenia; Crenzel, Emilio

Beschreibung

This book examines the struggles that unfolded in Latin America over the memory of the pasts of political violence experienced by the countries of the continent in the second half of the twentieth century: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, the United States, Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

Autor

Eugenia Allier-Montaño is full-time Researcher at the Institute for Social Research of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She obtained her PhD in History at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France. She is the author of Batallas de la memoria. Los usos políticos del pasado reciente en Uruguay (2010). Emilio Crenzel is full-time Researcher at the National Council of Scientific Research (CONICET), Argentina, Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Researcher at the Gino Germani Research Institute, Argentina. He is author of Memory of the Argentina Disappearances: The Political History of Nunca Más (2011).

Produktdetails

• Memory Politics and Transitional Justice
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-51448-6
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9781137514486
• ISBN-10: 1137514485
• Artikelnr.: 42285774

Rezensionen

"This new book brings together a distinguished group of Latin American experts, historians and sociologists either based in Latin America or with sound field experience. ... This overall remarkable volume is highly recommended and will be vital to scholars and students interested in thick descriptions of national memory struggles in Latin America. ... This edited volume will be of particular interest to readers seeking a deeper understanding of the diverse political groups competing over memory struggles." (Nina Schneider, Hispanic American Historical Review, Vol. 97 (4), November, 2017)