Life and words: violence and the descent into the ordinary
Das, Veena
Life and words: violence and the descent into the ordinary - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2006 - xiv, 281 p.
This is a powerful work by one of anthropology's most distinguished ethnographers. Veena Das weaves together rich fieldwork with a compelling critical analysis to make a significant contribution to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. (http://www.oup.co.in/search_detail.php?id=144051)
9780195687583
India - History - Partition, 1947
India - Politics and government
Riots - India - History - 20th century
Sikhs - Crimes against - India
Suffering - India
Violence - India
303.60954 / D2L4
Life and words: violence and the descent into the ordinary - New Delhi Oxford University Press 2006 - xiv, 281 p.
This is a powerful work by one of anthropology's most distinguished ethnographers. Veena Das weaves together rich fieldwork with a compelling critical analysis to make a significant contribution to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. (http://www.oup.co.in/search_detail.php?id=144051)
9780195687583
India - History - Partition, 1947
India - Politics and government
Riots - India - History - 20th century
Sikhs - Crimes against - India
Suffering - India
Violence - India
303.60954 / D2L4