Destruction and Human Remains
Disposal and Concealment in Genocide and Mass Violence
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Contributor(s)
Anstett, Élisabeth (editor)
Dreyfus, Jean-Marc (editor)
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU); European Research Council (ERC)Language
EnglishAbstract
Destruction and human remains investigates a crucial question frequently neglected in academic debate in the fields of mass violence and genocide studies: what is done to the bodies of the victims after they are killed? In the context of mass violence, death does not constitute the end of the executors' work. Their victims' remains are often treated and manipulated in very specific ways, amounting in some cases to true social engineering, often with remarkable ingenuity. To address these seldom-documented phenomena, this volume includes chapters based on extensive primary and archival research to explore why, how and by whom these acts have been committed through recent history.
Interdisciplinary in scope, Destruction and human remains will appeal to readers interested in the history and implications of genocide and mass violence, including researchers in anthropology, sociology, history, politics and modern warfare.
Keywords
History; Human remains; Ethics; Genocide; Violence; Destruction; Exhumation; Auschwitz concentration camp; Cremation; SerbsISBN
9781526125002Publisher
Manchester University PressPublisher website
http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/Publication date and place
Manchester, 2014-09-30Series
Human Remains and Violence,Classification
Genocide & ethnic cleansing