Exhuming violent histories : forensics, memory, and rewriting Spain's past / Nicole Iturriaga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iturriaga, Nicole, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State-sponsored terrorism--Spain--20th century.

State-sponsored terrorism.

Violence--Spain--20th century.

Violence.

Spain--Politics and government--1939-1975.

Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Nicole Iturriaga offers an ethnographic examination of how Spanish human rights activists use forensic methods to challenge dominant histories, reshape collective memory, and create new forms of transitional justice. Exhuming Violent Histories sheds new light on how science and technology intersect with human rights and collective memory.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. No Pasarán? The Spanish Civil War, the Franco Regime, and Democracy

2. Excavations: A Scientific Trojan Horse

3. At the Foot of the Grave: Teaching Science and the "True" History of Spain

4. Reburying the Dead: Performance of Grief and Reframed Narratives

5. Transnational Networks

Epilogue

Methodological Appendix

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Iturriaga, Nicole Exhuming Violent Histories

ISBN:

0-231-55394-3

OCLC:

1268543608