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Victims : perceptions of harm in modern European war and violence / Svenja Goltermann ; translated by Belinda Cooper.
Contributor(s): Cooper, Belinda [translator.]
.Series: History and theory of international law: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191924170.Uniform titles: Opfer. English Subject(s): Victims -- History | Victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History | War victims -- History | Victims of violent crimes -- History | Victims of political violence -- History | True Crime | Social services & welfare, criminologyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780192897725DDC classification: 362.8809 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: Victimhood has become a shorthand for any injustice suffered. Adopting a history of knowledge approach, this book takes a fresh look at this phenomenon of classifying people as victims. It goes beyond existing narratives to provide a new and comprehensive explanation of the complex genealogy of modern concepts of victimhood.
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Translated from the German.
This edition also issued in print: 2023.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Victimhood has become a shorthand for any injustice suffered. Adopting a history of knowledge approach, this book takes a fresh look at this phenomenon of classifying people as victims. It goes beyond existing narratives to provide a new and comprehensive explanation of the complex genealogy of modern concepts of victimhood.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 17, 2023).