Violence - Ethnographic Encounters

Informationen zum Autor Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers University, USA. Klappentext Violence takes many forms. From large-scale acts of terrorism to assaults on single individuals, violence is a defining force in shaping human experience and a central theme in anthropological study. Zusammenfassung Violence takes many forms. From large-scale acts of terrorism to assaults on single individuals, violence is a defining force in shaping human experience and a central theme in anthropological study. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsPreface, John BornemanIntroduction, Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi1Written on My Body, Billie Jean Isbell2Bandh in Ahmedabad, Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi3Fieldwork and Fear in Iraqi Kurdistan, Diane E. King 4The Sense of War Songs, Bilinda Straight5Sleeping with One Eye Open, Kristen Drybread6Hell of a Party, Brenda Maiale7Arriving in Jewish Buenos Aires, Natasha Zaretsky8Dreamwork and Punishment in Lebanon, John Borneman9Unwelcomed and Unwelcoming Encounter, Annarose Pandey10Guide to Further Reading, Parvis Ghassem-FachandiBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi
• Assisted by: Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi (Editor), Ghassem-Fachandi Parvis (Editor)
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2009
• EAN: 9781847884169
• ISBN: 978-1-84788-416-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Encounters: Experience and Anthropological Knowledge; Encounters Experience and Anth; Encounters Experience and Anth; Encounters: Experience and Anthropological Knowledge; Encounters: Experience and Ant
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity