Cruel modernity
by Franco, Jean
Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival
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- Full title :Cruel modernity / Jean Franco
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Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival
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- Publication Date:2013
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Duke University Press
- Place of Publication:Durham, N.C
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013
Notes
The "insignificant incident" and its aftermath. Alien to modernity. Raping the dead. Killers, torturers, sadists, and collaborators. Revolutionary justice. Cruel survival. Tortured souls. The ghostly arts. Apocalypse now. Afterword. hypocrite modernity
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- Description:326 p.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780822354420, 9780822354567, 082235442X, 082235456X
- oclc:ocn869065493
- LC Classification:F1414
- Dewey Decimal:980.03
Table of Contents
The "insignificant incident" and its aftermath -- Alien to modernity -- Raping the dead -- Killers, torturers, sadists, and collaborators -- Revolutionary justice -- Cruel survival -- Tortured souls -- The ghostly arts -- Apocalypse now -- Afterword -- hypocrite modernity.
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