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ToolsWeston, G. and Djohari, N., 2012. The Ship of Theseus and the Problem of 'Post-War' Answers to Contemporary Guatemalan Problems. History and Anthropology, 23 (4), 405-424.
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Official URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02757...
DOI: 10.1080/02757206.2013.726717
Abstract
This article considers the problems caused by the ubiquitous use of terms such as “postwar” and “postconflict” in the analysis of contemporary Guatemala. The terms feed a historical reductionism which conflates present-day social problems with the violence of the past while also conflating continuity, change, and historical and analytical categories. Drawing upon Plutarch's thought experiment “The Ship of Theseus”, we explore the paradox at the heart of the use of “postwar” and its synonyms and demonstrate the potentially harmful effects connected to the dominance of the term.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSN: | 0275-7206 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Guatemala; Postwar; Conflict; Violence; Continuity |
| Group: | Faculty of Health & Social Sciences |
| ID Code: | 37478 |
| Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
| Deposited On: | 14 Sep 2022 15:05 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2022 15:05 |
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