Cultural Violence and the Destruction of Human Communities - New Theoretical Perspectives

This volume brings together leading sociologists and anthropologists to break new ground in the study of cultural violence. Across ten chapters, this book addresses gaps in our understanding of why cultural violence occurs, what it consists of, and how it relates to other forms of collective violence.

List of contents

1. Introduction; Part I: Definitions and Parameters; 2. The Genocidal Pressures on Indigenous Peoples: Capitalism’s Cultural and Environmental Violence; 3. Raphaël Lemkin: Genocide, Cultural Violence, and Community Destruction; 4. Linguistic Genocide; Part II: Epistemological Dimensions; 5. The Interconnected Histories of South African and American Sociology: Knowledge in the Service of Colonial Violence; 6. Jerusalem and Violence: The Transformation of Secular and Sacred Interpretations; 7. Monumental Destruction and Ontological Violence in the Islamic State; Part III: Spatial and Material Dimensions; 8. Community Destruction, Museum Collections and the Work of Resilience; 9. Tahrir, and The Many Faces of Violence in the Egyptian Revolution; 10. An Unraveling Landscape: Harput and Mezre during Turkey’s Transition from Empire to Republic

About the author

Fiona Greenland is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia, USA.
Fatma Müge Göçek is Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies and the University of Michigan, USA.

Summary

This volume brings together leading sociologists and anthropologists to break new ground in the study of cultural violence. Across ten chapters, this book addresses gaps in our understanding of why cultural violence occurs, what it consists of, and how it relates to other forms of collective violence.

Product details

• Authors: Fiona Greenland, Fiona (University of Chicago Greenland, Fatma Müge Göçek, Fatma (University of Michigan Muge Goecek
• Assisted by: Fiona Greenland (Editor), Fiona (University of Chicago Greenland (Editor), Fatma Müge Göçek (Editor), Fatma (University of Michigan Muge Goecek (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781138577336
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57733-6
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Mass Violence in Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / World, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society