In the Moment of Greatest Calamity: Terrorism, Grief, and a Victim's Quest for Justice Terrorism, Grief, and a Victim's Quest for Justice
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
September 2006
Verlag
Princeton University PressSeitenzahl
296
Maße (L/B/H)
24/16.3/2.5 cm
Gewicht
526 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-0-691-12136-9
"Susan Hirsch has written a marvelous book that is compelling, moving, and yet always rigorous. "In the Moment of Greatest Calamity" is a rare combination of autobiography and first-rate ethnography. Hirsch skillfully draws her readers close to her pain and yet manages to provide a new way of seeing the possibilities and problems of taking on the identity of the victim. Her book tells a powerful story of the limits of law in the face of unimaginable personal tragedy. I know of nothing quite like it."--Austin Sarat, Amherst College, author of "Mercy on Trial: What It Means to Stop an Execution"
"This is an enthralling read, even as it is an appalling tale. I found myself utterly riveted. While conveying her story in a fashion that recalls fine documentary filmmaking or investigative journalism, Hirsch never loses the voice or stance of the social scientist. She gives us a very anthropological account of the processof grief and mourning."--Lawrence Rosen, Princeton University, author of "The Culture of Islam: Changing Aspects of Contemporary Muslim Life"
"Incredibly rich, this book is many different things at the same time. It is beautiful, chilling, sad, disturbing, and intensely movin
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