Death Squad - (Ethnography of Political Violence) by Jeffrey A Sluka (Paperback)
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Highlights
- "There is real personal danger for anthropologists who dare to speak and write against terror; by doing so, they potentially and sometimes actually bring the terror down on themselves.
- About the Author: Jeffrey A. Sluka is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology at Massey University in New Zealand.
- 264 Pages
- Social Science, Anthropology
- Series Name: Ethnography of Political Violence
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About the Book
The first work to focus specifically on the anthropology of state terror.
Book Synopsis
"There is real personal danger for anthropologists who dare to speak and write against terror; by doing so, they potentially and sometimes actually bring the terror down on themselves."--Jeffrey A. Sluka, from the Introduction
Death Squad is the first work to focus specifically on the anthropology of state terror. It brings together an international group of anthropologists who have done extensive research in areas marked by extreme forms of state violence and who have studied state terror from the perspective of victims and survivors. The book presents eight case studies from seven countries--Spain, India (Punjab and Kashmir), Argentina, Guatemala, Northern Ireland, Indonesia, and the Philippines--to demonstrate the cultural complexities and ambiguities of terror when viewed at the local level and from the participants' point of view. Contributors deal with such topics as the role of Loyalist death squads in the culture of terror in Northern Ireland, the three-tier mechanism of state terror in Indonesia, the complex role of religion in violence by both the state and insurgents in Punjab and Kashmir, and the ways in which "disappearances" are used to destabilize and demoralize opponents of the state in Argentina, Guatemala, and India.Review Quotes
"An inspiring and disquieting read."-- "International Journal of Human Rights"
About the Author
Jeffrey A. Sluka is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology at Massey University in New Zealand. He is the author of Hearts and Minds, Water and Fish: Popular Support for the IRA and INLA in a Northern Irish Ghetto.Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Ethnography of Political Violence
Sub-Genre: Anthropology
Genre: Social Science
Number of Pages: 264
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Theme: Cultural & Social
Format: Paperback
Author: Jeffrey A Sluka
Language: English
Street Date: October 7, 1999
TCIN: 1002556437
UPC: 9780812217117
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-9177
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.85 pounds
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