In the Moment of Greatest Calamity: Terrorism, Grief, and a Victim's Quest for Justice
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (740 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691138419 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jeremy A. Rinker said A unique and timely view on Justice!. Susan Hirsch's new book "In the Moment of Greatest Calamity: Terrorism, Grief, and a Victim's Quest for Justice" is a unique and vital introspection into the role justice can play in coping with political violence. Written from the authoratative position of being a participant in one moment of greatest calamity, while simultaneously focusing an analytical eye towards the legal anthropology this moment creates the book provides a remarkable blend of what social scientists often call the subj. Carroll S. Seron said Susan Hirsch, In the Moment of Greatest Calamity. This is a very powerful nd readable book. I highly recommend it and hope it comes out in paperback for students to read.
On August 7, 1998, bombs exploded at two United States embassies in East Africa. From there, Hirsch went on to face devastating grief with the help of friends and families on two continents, observing the mourning rituals of her husband's community to honor him. Hirsch's story of this tragedy and its legal aftermath comes to life through--and is enhanced by--her skills as a social scientist. Her unique viewpoint makes it unlike any other story about terrorism.. Hirsch reveals the inner conflict that results from her opposition to the death penalty and concludes that the trial was both flawed and indispensable. American anthropologist Susan Hirsch and her husband Jamal, a Kenyan, were among the thousands of victims, and Jamal died
Winner of the 2007 Herbert Jacob Book Prize, Law and Society Association"Susan Hirsch has turned her experience into a powerful book, one fully engaged with her experience of grief and loss but equally so with analysis of these questions of justice, and with how the pursuit of justice interacted with her status as a victim, a survivor, a widow, an anthropologist."--Daily Kos"In the Moment of Greatest Calamity stands as by far the most thorough examination of the embassy bombings and the subsequent trial of four of the perpetrators