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Body, Nation, and Narrative in the Americas

By:K. Pitt
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230107137
eText ISBN:9780230115347
Edition:0
Copyright:2010
Format:Page Fidelity

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This book contextualizes 21st century representations of disappearance, torture, and detention within a historical framework of inter-American narratives. Examining a range of sources, Pitt finds a persistent focus on the body that links contemporary practices of political terror to concerns about corporality and sovereignty.