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Who Owns the Dead?

The Science and Politics of Death at Ground Zero

Jay D. Aronson

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$41.00 • £35.95 • €37.95

ISBN 9780674971493

Publication Date: 09/06/2016

336 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Jay D. Aronson is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society and Director of the Center for Human Rights Science at Carnegie Mellon University.

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Listen to Jay Aronson discuss Who Owns the Dead? on Texas Public Radio’s The Source
In the New York Daily News, read Aronson’s critique of the 9/11 memorial and museum planning and development process—which provides optics of national recovery at the expense of truly honoring the victims and helping to heal those left behind
At the Washington Post, read Aronson’s reminder of the continuing political power of 9/11 victims, via the wishes of their bereaved loved ones
At the HUP Blog, read Aronson’s consideration of questions raised by the open-ended effort to identify the human remains recovered at Ground Zero
Listen to a conversation with Aronson on the University of Pittsburgh Humanities Center podcast, Being Human
Read an interview with Aronson at Foreword Reviews
Read the Epilogue to Who Owns the Dead? at the HUP Blog

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