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Film, Video Susan Hirsch Discusses Her Book on Terrorism and Grief

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Title

  • Susan Hirsch Discusses Her Book on Terrorism and Grief

Summary

  • Anthropologist Susan F. Hirsch discussed her book, "In the Moment of Greatest Calamity: Terrorism, Grief and a Victim's Quest for Justice," in a program sponsored by the John W. Kluge Center. On Aug. 7, 1998, bombs exploded at U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Hirsch, who was running an errand inside the embassy at Dar es Salaam, survived the blast. Her husband, Abdurahman Abdulla, who was waiting for her outside, did not. The two blasts killed more than 200 and injured 5,000. Hirsch worked through devastating grief with the help of friends and families on two continents and by observing the mourning rituals of her husband's community in Kenya. After the alleged bombers were captured and sent to New York to stand trial, Hirsch also witnessed firsthand the attempts of America's criminal justice system to handle terrorism through the law. In her book, Hirsch tells her story on many levels: personal, anthropological, legal and political.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2006-11-29.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Government, Law

Notes

  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  Susan Hirsch.
  • -  Recorded on 2006-11-29.
  • -  Kids, Families.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687817

Online Format

  • video
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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. Susan Hirsch Discusses Her Book on Terrorism and Grief. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-29, 2006. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687817/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & John W. Kluge Center, S. B. (2006) Susan Hirsch Discusses Her Book on Terrorism and Grief. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-29. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687817/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. Susan Hirsch Discusses Her Book on Terrorism and Grief. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-29, 2006. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687817/>.