Violence, Torture and Memory in Sri Lanka : Life after Terror.

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Drawing on original ethnographic field-research conducted primarily with former guerrilla insurgents in southern and central Sri Lanka, this book analyses the memories and narratives of people who have perpetrated political violence. It explores how violence is negotiated and lived with in the after...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hughes, Dhana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge/Edinburgh South Asian studies series.
Temas:
Janatā Vimukti Peramuṇa > History.
Janatā Vimukti Peramuṇa
Political violence > Sri Lanka > Case studies.
Guerrilla warfare > Sri Lanka > Case studies.
Terrorism > Social aspects > Sri Lanka > Case studies.
Violence politique > Sri Lanka > Études de cas.
Guérilla > Sri Lanka > Études de cas.
Terrorisme > Aspect social > Sri Lanka > Études de cas.
Guerrilla warfare
Political violence
Terrorism > Social aspects
Sri Lanka
Case studies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Violence, Torture and Memory in Sri Lanka; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Transliteration; 1 Introduction: Life after terror; 2 The violence of youth; 3 'Opportunistic' violence and the impossibility of intimacy; 4 Talking about torture: Stories of torture survivors; 5 Talking about torture: Stories of former counter-insurgency officers; 6 Possibilities of intimacy in times of terror; 7 Recreating life after terror and the mundane; 8 Buddhism and reformulating life after terror; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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