Necropolis

Death and its public representation are inescapable in the Mexican context. The dead are always publicly marked by some form or another—be it a roadside shrine to the victim of a traffic accident or the elaborate necropolis with air-conditioned mausoleums of an erstwhile narco strongman. As in non-A...

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Autore principale: Misra, Amalendu (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2018
In: Towards a Philosophy of Narco Violence in Mexico
Anno: 2018, Pagine: 133-156
Altre parole chiave:B Monument
B Death space
B Architecture
B Memory
B Grave
B Remembrance
B Communication
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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