Politics of Memory Transitional Justice in Democratizing Societies

Name: Politics of Memory Transitional Justice in Democratizing Societies
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ISBN: 9780199240807

ISBN-10: 0199240809

ISBN-13: 9780199240807

Edition: 2001

Authors: Alexandra Barahona De Brito, Carmen Gonzï¿½lez Enrï¿½quez, Paloma Aguilar

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One of the most important political and ethical questions faced during a political transition from authoritarian or totalitarian to democratic rule is how to deal with legacies of repression. Indeed, some of the most fundamental questions regarding law, morality and politics are raised at such times, as societies look back to understand how they lost their moral and political compass, failing to contain violence and promote the values of tolerance and peace. The Politics of Memory sheds light on this important aspect of transitional politics, assessing how Portugal, Spain, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Germany after reunification, Russia, the Southern Cone of Latin America…

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List price: $185.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/21/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 440
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English



oxford Studies in Democratization


Oxford Studies in Democratization


The Politics of Memory


Acknowledgements


List of Tables and Figure


Abbreviations


Contributors



The Role of International Actors in National Accountability Processes



Settling Accounts with the Past in a Troubled Transition to Democracy: The Portuguese Case



Justice, Politics, and Memory in the Spanish Transition



Truth, Justice, Memory, and Democratization in the Southern Cone



War, Peace, and Memory Politics in Central America *



Justice and Legitimacy in the South African Transition



De-Communization and Political Justice in Central and Eastern Europe



East Germany: Incorporation, Tainted Truth, and the Double Division



In Search of Identity: The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Recreation of Russia


Conclusion


Bibliographical Survey


References


Index