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Identity, Violence and Power: Mobilising Hatred, Demobilising Dissent
Guy Elcheroth
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Description for Identity, Violence and Power: Mobilising Hatred, Demobilising Dissent
Hardback. Series: Identity Studies in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFSL; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 508.
This book provides a systematic examination of the re-patterning of collective identities through violence and the role of power politics in such critical transitions. The authors show how identity is created through shared social practices and how it is transformed when collective violence disrupts common practices. Three case studies show how this model sheds new light on the dynamics of religious violence in parts of India, on ethnic violence in the former Yugoslavia, as well as on anti-war protest in the UK in reaction to the military invasion of Iraq. ... Read more
This book provides a systematic examination of the re-patterning of collective identities through violence and the role of power politics in such critical transitions. The authors show how identity is created through shared social practices and how it is transformed when collective violence disrupts common practices. Three case studies show how this model sheds new light on the dynamics of religious violence in parts of India, on ethnic violence in the former Yugoslavia, as well as on anti-war protest in the UK in reaction to the military invasion of Iraq. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Identity Studies in the Social Sciences
Condition
New
Weight
508g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230272606
SKU
V9780230272606
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About Guy Elcheroth
Guy Elcheroth is Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. He is currently Principal Investigator of the Pluralistic Memories Project, a cross-national research for development consortium, and Co-director of the Lausanne Life Course and Inequality Research Centre. Stephen Reicher is Wardlaw Professor of Psychology at the University of St. Andrews, ... Read more
Reviews for Identity, Violence and Power: Mobilising Hatred, Demobilising Dissent
The book is interesting and uses diverse examples from around the world. ... I would recommend this book for scholars who are interested in the topics of identity, violence, and power and/or who are interested in how historical case studies can be used in a scientific way to help us understand relationships between thoughts and behaviors. (Helen C. Harton, ... Read more