Violence Within Cultural And Political Opposition In Divided Nations
Heftet /
1993
/ Engelsk
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ISBN
9780813315195
Published
1993-04-15
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
262
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The Violence Within explores a range of contemporary conflicts in which culture has become an explicit issue: ethnic nationalism, religious fundamentalism, the militarization of civilian life, opposition movements in authoritarian states, political resistance to redistributive agrarian reforms, and racism in racial democracies. The case studies for this volume focus on movements and communities in Guatemala, Brazil, Israel/Palestine, Iran, Egypt, South Africa, the Philippines, and Northern Ireland.
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This book demonstrates the centrality of cultural issues to the study of conflict and violence. It explores a range of contemporary conflicts in which culture has become an explicit issue: ethnic nationalism, opposition movements in authoritarian states, and racism in racial democracies.
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Introduction: Revealing Conflicts Across Cultures & Disciplines -- Interpreting La Violencia in Guatemala: Shapes of Mayan Silence & Resistance -- Culturalism Versus Cultural Politics: Movimento Negro in Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo, Brazil -- Politics of Identity in a Palestinian Village in Israel -- Religious Networks & Urban Unrest: Lessons from Iranian & Egyptian Experiences -- Contested Images & Implications of South African Nationhood -- Everyday Elite Resistance: Redistributive Agrarian Reform in the Philippines -- Striking with Hunger: Cultural Meanings of Political Violence in Northern Ireland
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Product details
ISBN
9780813315195
Published
1993-04-15
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
262
Author
Edited by