Governing the Dead - Sovereignty and the Politics of Dead Bodies (Paperback)

In most of the world, the transition from life to death is a time of intense presence of states and other forms of authority. Focusing on the relationship between bodies and sovereignty, Governing the dead explores how, by whom and with what effects dead bodies are governed in conflict and non-conflict contexts across the world, including an analysis of the struggles over 'proper burials'; the repatriation of dead migrants; abandoned cemeteries; exhumations; 'feminicide'; the protection of dead drug-lords; and the disappeared dead. Mapping theoretical and empirical terrains, this volume suggests that the management of dead bodies is related to the constitution and membership of states and non-state entities that claim autonomy and impunity. This volume is a significant contribution to studies of death, power and politics. It will be useful at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in anthropology, sociology, law, criminology, political science, international relations, genocide studies, history, cultural studies and philosophy. The research program leading to this publication has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007-2013) / ERC Grant Agreement n Degrees 283-617. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Human Remains and Violence
Release date:	June 2016
First published:	2014
Editors:	Finn Stepputat
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-78499-380-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General
LSN:	1-78499-380-8
Barcode:	9781784993801

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