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