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- Global Corpse Politics
- Global Corpse Politics
- Global Corpse Politics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Visualizing Corpse Politics
- 2 HORRIFICALLY GRAPHIC
- 3 The Visual Politics of ISIS Beheadings
- 4 Dead Terrorists and Dead Dictators
- 5 Proof of Death
- 6 Displaying the Dead Body
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2021
Book contents
- Global Corpse Politics
- Global Corpse Politics
- Global Corpse Politics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Visualizing Corpse Politics
- 2 HORRIFICALLY GRAPHIC
- 3 The Visual Politics of ISIS Beheadings
- 4 Dead Terrorists and Dead Dictators
- 5 Proof of Death
- 6 Displaying the Dead Body
- References
- Index
- Cambridge Studies in International Relations
- References
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