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We are pleased to announce the publication of Court of Remorse: Inside the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda by Thierry Cruvellier on August 5, by University of Wisconsin Press.

A must-read for those who want to understand the dynamics of international criminal tribunals, Court of Remorse reveals both the possibilities and the challenges of prosecuting human rights violations.

“A remarkable anatomy of selected cases. . . . Cruvellier’s depiction of the atmosphere and characters inside the courtroom is gripping.”—Luc Reydams, The American Journal of International Law

“By far the best and most serious reckoning of the workings of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Cruvellier spent years closely watching the proceedings, and his astutely observed scenes of courtroom drama establish his sympathy for this experiment in justice.”—Philip Gourevitch, author of We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families

“A remarkably perceptive, subtle analysis of how a major human rights institution actually works.”—Scott Straus, series editor and author of The Order of Genocide: Race, Power, and War in Rwanda
 
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Rethinking France
Rethinking France edited by Pierre Nora,the fourth and final volume in Pierre Nora’s monumental series documenting the history and culture of France has just been released in English by the University of Chicago Press.

Distinguished contributors look at the medieval Grands chroniques de France and the monasteries and chancelleries that produced them, the establishment of Versailles as a historical museum, and Pierre Larousse’s Grand dictionnaire, an important touchstone of cultural memory. Other essays range in topic from the creation of the National Archives, a curiously organized catacomb of manuscripts, to Annales, a publication begun in 1929 that profoundly revitalized the study of history in France.

Taken together these richly detailed essays fully explore the multifaceted ways France has institutionalized its history and are, along with the rest of Les Lieux de mémoire, a crucial part of that process.

Pierre Nora is editorial director at Éditions Gallimard. Since 1977, he has been directeur d’Études at the École des hautes Études en science sociales. He has directed the editorial work on Les Lieux de mÉmoire since 1984. David P. Jordan is the LAS Distinguished Professor of French History at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of Transforming Paris and The Revolutionary Career of Maximilien Robespierre.
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