Human Remains and Mass Violence: Methodological Approaches

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Human Remains and Mass Violence: Methodological Approaches
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jean-Marc Dreyfus
Edited by Elisabeth Anstett
SeriesHuman Remains and Violence
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9781526116741
ClassificationsDewey:363.2562
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 24 April 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book outlines for the first time in a single volume the theoretical and methodological tools for a study of human remains resulting from episodes of mass violence and genocide. Despite the highly innovative and contemporary research into both mass violence and the body, the most significant consequence of conflict - the corpse - remains absent

Author Biography

Elisabeth Anstett is a Researcher in Social Anthropology at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France, and a Director of the Corpses of Mass Violence and Genocide programme funded by the European Research Council Jean-Marc Dreyfus is Reader in Holocaust Studies at the University of Manchester and a Director of the Corpses of Mass Violence and Genocide programme funded by the European Research Council -- .