Sarajevo Under Siege - Anthropology in Wartime

Informationen zum Autor By Ivana Macek Klappentext A richly detailed account of the lived experiences of ordinary people in this multicultural city between 1992 and 1996, during the war in the former Yugoslavia. Exploring how civilians coped with desperate circumstances, it argues that ethnonational divisions were the result rather than the cause of the war. A richly detailed account of the lived experiences of ordinary people in this multicultural city between 1992 and 1996, during the war in the former Yugoslavia. Exploring how civilians coped with desperate circumstances, it argues that ethnonational divisions were the result rather than the cause of the war. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface PART I. LIFE UNDER SIEGE 1. Civilian, Soldier, Deserter 2. Death and Creativity in Wartime 3. Struggling for Subsistence 4. Tests of Trust PART II. ETHNONATIONALIST REINVENTIONS 5. Political and Economic Transformation 6. Language and Symbols 7. Mobilizing Religion 8. Reorienting Social Relationships 9. Reconceptualizing War Epilogue Notes Glossary References Index Acknowledgments

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• Authors: Ivana Ma Ek, Ma&, Ivana Macek
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2011
• EAN: 9780812221893
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2189-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 20 mm
• Series: The Ethnography of Political Violence Series; Ethnography of Political Viole; The Ethnography of Political Violence; Ethnography of Political Viole; The Ethnography of Political Violence; Sarajevo Under Siege
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories