Atopic objects: The afterlives of gold teeth stolen from Holocaust dead

Transfers of property are an integral part of armed conflicts and instances of mass political violence. Not just the state and the military, but also civilians confiscate, dispossess, loot and redistribute wealth across ethnic, national, class or religious lines, in the process re-enacting and susta...

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Main Author: Dziuban, Zuzanna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2020]
In: Journal of material culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 408-427
Further subjects:B atopia
B economic violence
B Holocaust
B Materiality
B grave robbery
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