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War, Genocide, and Justice: Cambodian American Memory Work

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War, Genocide, and Justice: Cambodian American Memory Work
AuthorCathy J. Schlund-Vials
Book typeNonfiction
First published2012
Original languageEnglish
PublisherUniversity of Minnesota Press
ISBN978-0-8166-7097-0
SubjectsLiterature & Storytelling; Film & Moving Image; Music & Sound
Creator pagesCathy J. Schlund-Vials

War, Genocide, and Justice: Cambodian American Memory Work is a nonfiction book by Cathy J. Schlund-Vials, first published in 2012. (Purdue e-Pubs)

Description

The book examines how Cambodian and Cambodian American communities remember and contest narratives about the Khmer Rouge era and genocide. It analyzes Cambodian American cultural production, including film, memoir, music, poetry, and performance, as forms of survivor remembrance, justice-seeking, healing, and cultural reclamation. (Purdue e-Pubs)

Publication and editions

The cited edition has 264 pages and was published in paperback. The book includes an introduction, four chapters, and an epilogue. (Purdue e-Pubs; Oxford University Press)

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