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12 Gathering the Dead, Imagining the State?
Examining the Work of Commissions for the Recovery of Human Remains
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Lia Kent
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 5
- List of Figures 7
- Preface 9
- Introduction 15
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Part I Ancestors, Martyrs and Heroes
- 1 Ancestors and Martyrs in Timor-Leste 47
- 2 Remembering the Martyrs of National Liberation in Timor-Leste 67
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Part II The Dead in Everyday Life
- 3 Spirits Live Among Us 91
- 4 ‘Sempre la’o ho ita’ 115
- 5 Unfulfilled Peace 137
- 6 The Politics of Loss and Restoration 159
- 7 Death Across the Border and the Prospects of Improved People to People Relationships 179
- 8 Working for the Living and the Dead 197
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PART III The Dead and the Nation-State
- 9 Remembering the Dead in Post-Independence Timor-Leste 219
- 10 Gender, Agency and the (In)Visibility of the Dead and the Wounded 243
- 11 On the Politics of Memory 263
- 12 Gathering the Dead, Imagining the State? 283
- 13 Selling Names 305
- Index 327
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of Contents 5
- List of Figures 7
- Preface 9
- Introduction 15
-
Part I Ancestors, Martyrs and Heroes
- 1 Ancestors and Martyrs in Timor-Leste 47
- 2 Remembering the Martyrs of National Liberation in Timor-Leste 67
-
Part II The Dead in Everyday Life
- 3 Spirits Live Among Us 91
- 4 ‘Sempre la’o ho ita’ 115
- 5 Unfulfilled Peace 137
- 6 The Politics of Loss and Restoration 159
- 7 Death Across the Border and the Prospects of Improved People to People Relationships 179
- 8 Working for the Living and the Dead 197
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PART III The Dead and the Nation-State
- 9 Remembering the Dead in Post-Independence Timor-Leste 219
- 10 Gender, Agency and the (In)Visibility of the Dead and the Wounded 243
- 11 On the Politics of Memory 263
- 12 Gathering the Dead, Imagining the State? 283
- 13 Selling Names 305
- Index 327