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02579aam a2200349Ma 4500 001 149F91406B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 150810t20162016enk b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 0674088298 020 $a 9780674088290 035 $a (OCoLC)917373799 040 $a ERASA $b eng $c ERASA $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d DON $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d GZM $d OCLCO $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a cl----- 245 00 $a Reflections on memory and democracy / $c edited by Merilee S. Grindle and Erin E. Goodman. 264 1 $a Cambridge : $b Harvard University David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, $c 2016. 300 $a xiii, 260 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a David Rockefeller Center series on Latin American studies, Harvard University 520 8 $a What is the role of history in the life of new democracies? In this volume, twelve reflections work of journalists, writers and poets, literary critics, political scientists, historians, philosophers, economists, and linguists explore legacies of authoritarian political regimes noted for repression and injustice, questioning how collective experiences of violence shape memory and its relevance for contemporary social and political life in Latin America. The past matters deeply, the essayists agree, but the past itself is debatable and ambiguous. Avoiding its repetition introduces elusive and contested terrain; there are, indeed, many histories, many memories, and many ways they can be reflected in democratic contexts. In much of contemporary Latin America, this difficult past has not yet been fully confronted, and much remains to be done in reconciling memory and democracy throughout the region. As this is done, the lessons of the past must contribute not only to the construction of democratic institutions, but also to the engagement of democratic citizens in the collective work of governance and participation. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 $a Democracy $z Latin America. 650 0 $a Memory $x Political aspects $z Latin America. 650 0 $a Violence $z Latin America $x Psychological aspects. 651 0 $a Latin America $x Politics and government. 651 0 $a Latin America $x Social conditions. 700 1 $a Grindle, Merilee S., $e editor. 700 1 $a Goodman, Erin E., $e editor. 830 0 $a David Rockefeller Center series on Latin American studies, Harvard University. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826050058.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=149F91406B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search