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Violence and Subjectivity
Das
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Description for Violence and Subjectivity
Paperback. A collection of essays that consider the ways in which violence shapes subjectivity and acts upon people's capacity to engage everyday life. It ventures into many areas of ongoing violence, asking how people live with themselves and others when perpetrators, victims, and witnesses all come from the same social space. Editor(s): Das, Veena; Kleinman, Arthur; Ramphele, Mamphela; Reynolds, Pamela. Num Pages: 389 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 588.
The essays in "Violence and Subjectivity", written by a distinguished international roster of contributors, consider the ways in which violence shapes subjectivity and acts upon people's capacity to engage everyday life. Like its predecessor volume, "Social Suffering", which explored the different ways social force inflicts harm on individuals and groups, this collection ventures into many areas of ongoing violence, asking how people live with themselves and others when perpetrators, victims, and witnesses all come from the same social space. From civil wars and ethnic riots to governmental and medical interventions at a more bureaucratic level, the authors address not only ... Read more
The essays in "Violence and Subjectivity", written by a distinguished international roster of contributors, consider the ways in which violence shapes subjectivity and acts upon people's capacity to engage everyday life. Like its predecessor volume, "Social Suffering", which explored the different ways social force inflicts harm on individuals and groups, this collection ventures into many areas of ongoing violence, asking how people live with themselves and others when perpetrators, victims, and witnesses all come from the same social space. From civil wars and ethnic riots to governmental and medical interventions at a more bureaucratic level, the authors address not only ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
389
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Weight
587g
Number of Pages
389
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520216082
SKU
V9780520216082
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About Das
Veena Das is Professor of Sociology at Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, and Professor of Anthropology at the New School Graduate Faculty in New York. Arthur Kleinman is Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Medical Anthropology at Harvard Medical School. Mamphela Ramphele is Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. Pamela Reynolds is Professor and Chair of ... Read more
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