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Book Summary
Modern historiography embraces the notion that time is irreversible, implying
that the past should be imagined as something absent' or distant.' Victims of
historical injustice, however, in contrast, often claim that the past got stuck'
in the present and that it retains a haunting presence. History, Memory, and
State-Sponsored Violence is centered around the provocative thesis that the way
one deals with historical injustice and the ethics of history is strongly
dependent on the way one conceives of historical time; that the concept of time
traditionally used by historians is structurally more compatible with the
perpetrators' than the victims' point of view. Demonstrating that the claim of
victims
ISBN-13
9780415883405
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Routledge
Publishing Date
2011-08-05
Product Edition
1
Total Pages
224
History, Memory, And State-Sponsored Violence: Time And Justice
Modern historiography embraces the notion that time is irreversible, implying
that the past should be imagined as something absent' or distant.' Victims of
historical injustice, however, in contrast, often claim that the past got stuck'
in the present and that it retains a haunting presence. History, Memory, and
State-Sponsored Violence is centered around the provocative thesis that the way
one deals with historical injustice and the ethics of history is strongly
dependent on the way one conceives of historical time; that the concept of time
traditionally used by historians is structurally more compatible with the
perpetrators' than the victims' point of view. Demonstrating that the claim of
victims