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The Care of the Witness - A Contemporary History of Testimony in Crises (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,656
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The Care of the Witness - A Contemporary History of Testimony in Crises (Hardcover): Michal Givoni

The Care of the Witness - A Contemporary History of Testimony in Crises (Hardcover)

Michal Givoni

Series: Human Rights in History

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During the twentieth century, witnessing grew to be not just a widespread solution for coping with political atrocities but also an intricate problem. As the personal experience of victims, soldiers, and aid workers acquired unparalleled authority as a source of moral and political truth, the capacity to generate adequate testimonies based on this experience was repeatedly called into question. Michal Givoni's book follows the trail of the problems, torments, and crises that became commingled with witnessing to genocide, disaster, and war over the course of the twentieth century. By juxtaposing episodes of reflexive witnessing to the Great War, the Jewish Holocaust, and third world emergencies, The Care of the Witness explores the shifting roles and responsibilities of witnesses in history and the contribution that the troubles of witnessing made to the ethical consolidation of the witness as the leading figure of nongovernmental politics.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Human Rights in History
Release date: October 2016
Authors: Michal Givoni
Dimensions: 234 x 159 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-15094-2
Categories: Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history
Books > Humanities > History > World history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > War crimes > Genocide
Books > History > World history > General
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LSN: 1-107-15094-9
Barcode: 9781107150942

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