Death, Dismemberment and Memory - Body Politics in Latin America - Paperback - 2004

The essays collected here address symbolic political speech associated with the bodies (and body parts) of martyred heroes in Latin America. The authors examine the processes through which these bodies are selected as political vessels, the forms in which they are venerated and memorialised, and the ways they are invested with meaning.
Year of publication: 2004
Pagination: 354 pages, illus
Format: Paperback
Editor: Lyman L. Johnson