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Unchopping a tree : reconciliation in the aftermath of political violence / Ernesto Verdeja.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Verdeja, Ernesto.
- Series:
- Politics, history, and social change.
- Politics, history, and social change
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political violence.
- Social conflict.
- Conflict management.
- Reconciliation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Political violence does not end with the last death. A common feature of mass murder has been the attempt at destroying any memory of victims, with the aim of eliminating them from history. Perpetrators seek not only to eliminate a perceived threat, but also to eradicate any possibility of alternate, competing social and national histories. In his timely and important book, Unchopping a Tree, Ernesto Verdeja develops a critical justification for why transitional justice works. He asks, "What is the balance between punishment and forgiveness? And, "What are the stakes in reconciling?" <B
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Theorizing Reconciliation; 2 Key Normative Concepts; 3 Political Society; 4 Institutional and Legal Responses: Trials and Truth Commissions; 5 Civil Society and Reconciliation; 6 Interpersonal Reconciliation; 7 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- CC BY-NC-ND
- ISBN:
- 9786612311031
- 9781282311039
- 1282311034
- 9781439900567
- 1439900566
- OCLC:
- 489149682
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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