Download or read book Body, Nation, and Narrative in the Americas written by K. Pitt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contextualizes 21st century representations of disappearance, torture, and detention within a historical framework of inter-American narratives. Examining a range of sources, Pitt finds a persistent focus on the body that links contemporary practices of political terror to concerns about corporality and sovereignty.