Life and words: violence and the descent into the ordinary
Auteur :
Das, Veena
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520247451
Date de publication :
4 déc. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Contributes to contemporary thinking about violence and how it affects everyday life. This book examines case studies including the extreme violence of the Partition of India in 1947 and the massacre of Sikhs in 1984 after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.