Waging war, making peace : reparations and human rights : based on a report from the American Anthropological Association, Committee for Human Rights, Reparations Task Force

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Waging war, making peace : reparations and human rights : based on a report from the American Anthropological Association, Committee for Human Rights, Reparations Task Force

edited by Barbara Rose Johnston, Susan Slyomovics

Left Coast Press, c2009

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Based on essays first presented during a double session of panels at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in San Jose, California, in 2006

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Humans are good at making war-and much less successful at making peace. Genocide, torture, slavery, and other crimes against humanity are gross violations of human rights that are frequently perpetrated and legitimized in the name of nationalism, militarism, and economic development. This book tackles the question of how to make peace by taking a critical look at the primary political mechanism used to "repair" the many injuries suffered in war. With an explicit focus on reparations and human rights, it examines the broad array of abuses being perpetrated in the modern era, from genocide to loss of livelihood. Based on the experiences of anthropologists and others who document abuses and serve as expert witnesses, case studies from around the world offer insight into reparations proceedings; the ethical struggles associated with attempts to secure reparations; the professional and personal risks to researchers, victims, and human rights advocates; and how to come to terms with the political compromises of reparations in the face of the human need for justice. Waging War, Making Peace promises to be a major contribution to public policy, political science, international relations, and human rights and peace research.

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1. WAGING WAR, MAKING PEACE: THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF REPARATIONSJOHNSTON, Barbara Rose (Ctr. For Political Ecology)2. REPARATIONS AND THE ILLUSIVE MEANING OF JUSTICE IN GUATEMALADILL, Kathleeen (Latin American Studies Institute, University of Texas, Austin) and Barbara Rose Johnston (Ctr. For Political Ecology)3. FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: IMPLEMENTING REPARATIONS IN POST TRUTH COMMISSION PERULAPLANTE, Lisa J. (Praxis: An Institute for Social Justice)4. REPARATION: NICARAGUAPHILLIPS, James (Southern Oregon University)5. CALCULATING THE DAMAGES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES: REPARATIONS MODELS AND THE PEOPLE OF DIEGO GARCIAVINE, David (American Univ), Philip HARVEY (Rutgers) S. WOJCIECH SOKOLOWSKI (Johns Hopkins) 6. VICTIM REPARATIONS AND PERPETRATOR IMMUNITY: THE CASE OF ALGERIA AND MOROCCOSLYOMOVICS, Susan (MIT)7. THE INNOCENT VICTIM' BEFORE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, DI BELLA, Maria Pia (CNRS-GTMS-EHESS, Paris)8. THE PIECES OF PEACE: LAWFARE IN THE NEW CYPRUS, BRYANT, Rebecca (George Mason University)9. BEYOND RECOGNITION: STAGGERED LIMITED RETURN OF PALESTINIANS INTO ISRAEL RABINOWITZ, Dan (Tel-Aviv University)10. The Ethical Dimensions of PeaceSCHAFFT, Gretchen (American University)11. REPARATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTSRENTLEN, Alison Dundes (USC)Index

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