Violence : ethnographic encounters /

"Violence takes many forms. From large-scale acts of terrorism to assaults on single individuals, violence is a defining force in shaping human experience and a central theme in anthropological study. Violence: Ethnographic Encounters presents a set of vivid first-hand accounts of fieldwork exp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ghassem-Fachandi, Parvis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2009.
Edición:English ed.
Colección:Encounters--experience and anthropological knowledge.
Temas:
Violence.
Ethnology > Fieldwork.
Political violence.
Ethnic conflict.
Violence
Ethnologie > Recherche sur le terrain.
Violence politique.
Conflits ethniques.
violence.
terrorism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Ethnic conflict
Ethnology > Fieldwork
Political violence
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Violence takes many forms. From large-scale acts of terrorism to assaults on single individuals, violence is a defining force in shaping human experience and a central theme in anthropological study. Violence: Ethnographic Encounters presents a set of vivid first-hand accounts of fieldwork experiences of violence. The examples range across Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and illustrate instances of state terror, insurgency, communal violence, war, prison violence, class conflict, security measures and sexual violence."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 164 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847884183
1847884180
9781474215916
1474215912

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