Governing the dead : sovereignty and the politics of dead bodies

'Governing the dead' explores how, by whom and with what effects dead bodies are governed in conflict and non-conflict contexts across the world, including an analysis of the struggles over 'proper burials'; the repatriation of dead migrants; abandoned cemeteries; exhumations; 'feminicide'; the protection of dead drug-lords; and the disappeared dead. Includes bibliographical references and index. xiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.