Archival silences missing, lost and, uncreated archives / edited by Michael Moss and David Thomas.
| Other author | Moss, Michael S. |
| Other author | Thomas, David, 1950- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Missing, lost and, uncreated archives |
| Abstract | "Archival Silences demonstrates emphatically that archival absences exist all over the globe. The book questions whether benign 'silence' is an appropriate label for the variety of destructions, concealment and absences that can be identified within archival collections. Including contributions from archivists and scholars working around the world, this truly international collection examines archives in Australia, Brazil, Denmark, England, India, Iceland, Jamaica, Malawi, The Philippines, Scotland, Turkey, and the United States. Making a clear link between autocratic regimes and the failure to record often horrendous crimes against humanity, the volume demonstrates that the failure of governments to create records, or to allow access to records, appears to be universal. Arguing that this helps to establish a hegemonic narrative that excludes the 'other', this book showcases the actions historians and archivists have taken to ensure that gaps in archives are filled. Yet the book also claims that silences in archives are inevitable and argues not only that recordkeeping should be mandated by international courts and bodies, but that we need to develop other ways of reading archives broadly conceived to compensate for absences. Archival Silences addresses fundamental issues of access to the written record around the world. It is directed at those with a concern for social justice, particularly scholars and students of archival studies, history, sociology, international relations, international law, business administration and information science"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Archival silences Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. 9780367431891 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020053416 |
| ISBN | 9781003003618 (eb) |
| ISBN | (hb) |
| ISBN | (pb) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |