A Victim's Shoe, a Broken Watch, and Marbles: Desire Objects and Human Rights

by Lea David

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Everyday items found at the sites of atrocities possess a striking emotional force. Victims' garments, broken glasses, wallets, shoes, and other such personal property that are recovered from places of death including concentration camps, mass graves, and prisons have become staples of memorial museums, exhibited to the public as material testimony in order to evoke sympathy and promote human rights. How do these objects take on such power, and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231217749

ISBN13:9780231217743

Release Date:December 2024

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:344 Pages

Weight:0.96 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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