Exhibiting Atrocity Memorial Museums and the Politics of Past Violence |
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| Author:
| Sodaro, Amy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-9213-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2018 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $33.95USD $40.95 |
Book Description:
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Exhibiting Atrocity documents the emergence of the memorial museum as a new cultural form of commemoration. Amy Sodaro uses in-depth case studies of five exemplary memorial museums around the world to analyze their use in efforts to come to terms with past political violence and to promote democracy and human rights.
Exhibiting Atrocity documents the emergence of the memorial museum as a new cultural form of commemoration. Amy Sodaro uses in-depth case studies of five exemplary memorial museums around the world to analyze their use in efforts to come to terms with past political violence and to promote democracy and human rights.