Restorative justice, humanitarian rhetorics, and public memories of colonial camp cultures / Marouf Hasian, Jr. Professor of Communications, Department of Communications, University of Utah, USA.

Author/creator Hasian, Marouf Arif
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBasingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionx, 256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.
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SeriesRhetoric, politics and society
Rhetoric, politics, and society series. ^A1364733
Contents The biopolitical usage of colonial camp systems between 1896 and 1908 and the quest for restorative justice -- General Valeriano Weyler, the Spanish "Reconcentración Policy, " and the American calls for military intervention into Cuba -- The "faded flowers" and the concentration camps of the Anglo-Boer War -- The German Konzentrationslager and the debates about the annihilation of the Herero, 1905-1908 -- American "concentration" camp debates and selective remembrances of the Philippine-American War -- (Post)colonial presents and international humanitarian futures : remembering the age of the colonial camps.
Abstract The abuses and atrocities committed against indigenous populations during the colonial era are coming back to haunt the old imperial powers. As the idea of retributive justice becomes increasingly popular, former colonizing countries such as Britain, Spain, and the Netherlands are being held to account, through lawsuits and national apologies, for crimes they committed against native populations, requiring them to confront some of the grimmer aspects of their imperial pasts. This comparative study explores attitudes toward the existence of German, Spanish, American, and British concentration camps at the turn of the 19th Century. Through a critical genealogical study of these camp cultures, this text explores how imperialists and anti-imperialists have justified and condemned these camps and analyzes the continued debate on their legality, legitimacy, and necessity. Crucially, the study looks at current disputes between those who wish to revive memories of the struggles faced by Cuban guerillas, the Boers, and the Herero and Nama communities who were the victim of such horrendous atrocities and those who against calls for restorative justice for these crimes.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015303136
ISBN1137437103 (cloth)
ISBN9781137437105 (cloth)
Standard identifier# 60001974543

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