States of denial : knowing about atrocities and suffering / Stanley Cohen.
| Author/creator | Cohen, Stanley |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK : Polity ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2001. |
| Description | xvi, 344 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. The elementary forms of denial -- 2. Knowing and not-knowing: the psychology of denial -- 3. Denial at work: mechanisms and rhetorical devices -- 4. Accounting for atrocities: perpetrators and officials -- 5. Blocking out the past: personal memories, public histories -- 6. Bystander states -- 7. Images of suffering -- 8. Appeals: outrage into action -- 9. Digging up graves, opening up wounds: acknowledging the past -- 10. Acknowledgement now -- 11. Towards cultures of denial? -- Notes -- Index. |
| Local note | Little-328734--305131024539- |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-330) and index. |
| ISBN | 0745616577 |
| ISBN | 0745623921 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BF175.5.D45 C64 2001 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |