Political violence in South and Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] ] : critical perspectives / / edited by Itty Abraham, Edward Newman and Meredith L. Weiss

• Pubblicazione: Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.42095
• Soggetto topico: Political violence - South Asia; Political violence - Southeast Asia
• Soggetto geografico: South Asia Social conditions; South Asia Politics and government; Southeast Asia Social conditions; Southeast Asia Politics and government 1945-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AbrahamItty <1960-> NewmanEdward <1970-> WeissMeredith L <1972-> (Meredith Leigh)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction - The politics of violence: Modalities, frames andfunctions; 2 Comparative assassinations: The changing moral economy of political killing in South Asia; 3 Forms of collective and state violence in South Asia; 4 Mass violence in Southeast Asia; 5 On the borderlines: Politics, religion and violence in Bangladesh; 6 External influences on political violence in Southeast Asia; 7 Recruitment and attack in Southeast Asian collective violence; 8 Subversion, secession and the state in South Asia: Varieties ofviolence; index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume explores the sources and manifestations of political violence in South and Southeast Asia and the myriad roles that it plays in everyday life and as part of historical narrative. It considers and critiques the manner in which political violence is understood and constructed, and the common assumptions that prevail regarding the causes, victims and perpetrators of this violence. By focusing on the social and political context of these regions the volume presents a critical understanding of the nature of political violence and provides an alternative narrative to that found in mainst
• Titolo autorizzato: Political violence in South and Southeast Asia
• ISBN: 92-808-7159-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458068203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II