| The Care of the Witness: A Contemporary History of Testimony in Crises Contributor(s): Givoni, Michal (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107150949 ISBN-13: 9781107150942 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Holocaust - Political Science | Genocide & War Crimes |
| Dewey: 177 |
| LCCN: 2016026628 |
| Series: Human Rights in History |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.21" W x 9.5" (1.08 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: During the twentieth century, witnessing grew to be not just a widespread solution for coping with political atrocities but also an intricate problem. As the personal experience of victims, soldiers, and aid workers acquired unparalleled authority as a source of moral and political truth, the capacity to generate adequate testimonies based on this experience was repeatedly called into question. Michal Givoni's book follows the trail of the problems, torments, and crises that became commingled with witnessing to genocide, disaster, and war over the course of the twentieth century. By juxtaposing episodes of reflexive witnessing to the Great War, the Jewish Holocaust, and third world emergencies, The Care of the Witness explores the shifting roles and responsibilities of witnesses in history and the contribution that the troubles of witnessing made to the ethical consolidation of the witness as the leading figure of nongovernmental politics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Givoni, Michal: - Michal Givoni teaches in the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. She is co-editor of The Power of Inclusive Exclusion: Anatomy of Israeli Rule in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (2009). |