My Neighbor, My Enemy, Justice and Community in the Aftermath of Mass Atrocity

Eric Stover and Harvey M. Weinstein (editors)

ISBN 10: 0521834953 / ISBN 13: 9780521834957

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Inscribed and Signed by Harvey Weinstein. First Edition. Near Fine condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Neighbor, My Enemy, Justice and Community in the Aftermath of Mass Atrocity
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521834953
• ISBN 13: 9780521834957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction
  • History

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Synopsis

My Neighbour, My Enemy tackles a crucial and highly topical issue - how do countries rebuild after ethnic cleansing and genocide? And what role do trials and tribunals play in social reconstruction and reconciliation. By talking with people in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia and carrying out extensive surveys, the authors explore what people think about their past and the future. Their conclusions controversially suggest that international or local trials have little relevance to reconciliation. Communities understand justice far more broadly than it is defined by the international community and the relationship of trauma to a desire for trials is not clear-cut. The authors offer an ecological model of social reconstruction and conclude that coordinated multi-systemic strategies must be implemented if social repair is to occur. Finally, the authors suggest that while trials are essential to combat impunity and punish the guilty, their strengths and limitations must be acknowledged.

About the Authors

Eric Stover is Director of the Human Rights Center and an Adjunct Professor of Public Health at the University of Caifornia, Berkeley.

Harvey M. Weinstein is Associate Director of the Human Rights Center and a Clinical Professor of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley.