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What we remember : the construction of memory in military discourse /

This interdisciplinary monograph explores the discursive manifestations of the conflict over how to remember and interpret the actions of the military during the last dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985). Through the exploration of the discursive ways in which this powerful group represents past even...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Achugar, Mariana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2008.
Colección:Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 29.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This interdisciplinary monograph explores the discursive manifestations of the conflict over how to remember and interpret the actions of the military during the last dictatorship in Uruguay (1973-1985). Through the exploration of the discursive ways in which this powerful group represents past events and participants, we can trace the ideological struggle over how to reconstruct a traumatic past. By looking at memory as a social and discursive practice, the analysis identifies particular semiotic practices and linguistic patterns deployed in the construction of memory. The discursive descript.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 246 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and indexes.
ISBN:9789027289957
9027289956
1282104470
9781282104471
9786612104473
6612104473