The Role of History and Memory in Contemporary Chile

How much has Chile, as a society, learned from the violation of human rights under Pinochet’s dictatorship?

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/9-2021-8/a-los-derechos-humanos-en-chile/

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Historicizing Violence, Politicizing the Present

Abstract: A statement frequently heard in everyday conversations in Colombia and in the country’s local media is that this is “a violent country by nature.” The violent 16th-century conquest or... Read More ›

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/9-2021-8/historicizing-violence-colombia/

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History, Historians, and Traumatic Pasts

20th-century experiences of political violence have motivated discussions about history as a field and about historians and their social functions.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/9-2021-8/traumatic-pasts/

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History, Memory, and Violent Pasts in Latin America

The histories of most Latin American countries and peoples carry strong legacies of human rights violations.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/9-2021-8/latin-america-history-reconciliation/

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