Political crime and the memory of loss / John Borneman.

Author/creator Borneman, John, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxiii, 243 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Political anthropology--Case studies.
Political crimes and offenses--Case studies.
Democratization--Case studies.
Loss (Psychology)--Case studies.
Government accountability--Case studies.

SeriesNew anthropologies of Europe
New anthropologies of Europe. ^A584960
Contents Modes of accountability : events of closure, rites of repetition -- On money and the memory of loss -- Public apologies, dignity, and performative redress -- Reconciliation after ethnic cleansing : listening, retribution, affiliation -- The state of war crimes following the Israel-Hezbollah War -- Terror compassion, and the limits of identification : counter-transference and rites of commemoration in Lebanon -- Responsibility after military intervention : what is regime change? What is occupation? -- Does the United States want democratization in Iraq? Anthropological reflections on the export of political form -- The external ascription of defeat and collective punishment -- What do election rituals mean? Representation, sacrifice, and cynical reason -- Politics without a head : is the love parade a new form of political identification? -- Is the United States Europe's other?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.
LCCN 2011016620
ISBN9780253223517 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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