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Human remains and identification : mass violence, genocide and the 'forensic turn' /

Human remains and identification : mass violence, genocide and the 'forensic turn' /

Human Remains and Identification presents a pioneering investigation into the practices and methodologies used in the search for and exhumation of dead bodies resulting from mass violence. Previously absent from forensic debate, social scientists and historians here confront historical and contempor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gessat-Anstett, Élisabeth (Editor ), Dreyfus, Jean-Marc (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Colección:Human remains and violence.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Human Remains and Identification presents a pioneering investigation into the practices and methodologies used in the search for and exhumation of dead bodies resulting from mass violence. Previously absent from forensic debate, social scientists and historians here confront historical and contemporary exhumations with the application of social context to create an innovative and interdisciplinary dialogue, enlightening the political, social and legal aspects of mass crime and its aftermaths. Through a ground-breaking selection of international case studies, Human Remains and Identification argues that the emergence of new technologies to facilitate the identification of dead bodies has led to a "forensic turn", normalising exhumations as a method of dealing with human remains en masse. However, are these exhumations always made for legitimate reasons?
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781784991968
1784991961
9781526125019
1526125013
Acceso:Open Access