About this title: In this powerful, compassionate work, one of anthropology's most distinguished ethnographers weaves together rich fieldwork with a compelling critical analysis in a book that will surely make a signal contribution to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. Veena Das examines case studies including the extreme violence of the Partition of India in 1947 and the massacre of Sikhs in 1984 after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In a major departure from much anthropological inquiry, Das asks how this violence has entered 'the recesses of the ...
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Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: University of California Press Pub Date: 12/4/2006 Binding: Paperback Pages: 296. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr
Date Published: 2006-12-01
ISBN-13:9780520247451ISBN:0520247450
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Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780520247451ISBN:0520247450
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 12-4-06
ISBN-13:9780520247444ISBN:0520247442
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 12-4-06
ISBN-13:9780520247444ISBN:0520247442
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Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780520247451ISBN:0520247450
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195687583ISBN:0195687582
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