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Sluka, Jeffrey A - Death Squad: The Anthropology of State Terror / Jeffrey A. Sluka

Title: Death Squad: The Anthropology of State Terror / Jeffrey A. Sluka
Description: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press 2000. 1st Paperback Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 260 pages. illustrations. Contents: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction. State Terror and Anthropology / Sluka. Jeffrey A. -- Chapter 1. A Fictional Reality Paramilitary Death Squads and the Construction of State Terror in Spain / Aretxaga. Begoņa -- Chapter 2. Trials by Fire. Dynamics of Terror in Punjab and Kashmir / Mahmood. Cynthia Keppley -- Chapter 3. State Terror in the Netherworld. Disappearance and Reburial in Argentina / Robben. Antonius C. G. M. -- Chapter 4. The Homogenizing Effects of State-Sponsored Terrorism. The Case of Guatemala / Afflitto. Frank M. -- Chapter 5. 'For God and Ulster'. The Culture of Terror and Loyalist Death Squads in Northern Ireland / Sluka. Jeffrey A. -- Chapter 6. Ninjas. IManggalas. Monuments. and Mossad Manuals. An Anthropology of Indonesian State Terror in East Timor / Aditjondro. George J. -- Chapter 7. Murdered or Martyred? Popular Evaluations of Violent Death in the Muslim Separatist Movement in the Philippines / McKenna. Thomas M. -- Chapter 8. Parents and Their Children in Situations of Terror. Disappearances and Special Police Activity in Punjab / Pettigrew. Joyce -- Conclusion. Death Squads and Wider Complicities. Dilemmas for the Anthropology of Violence / Warren. Kay B. -- Contributors -- Index. Subjects: Death squads. Human rights. Political persecution. State-sponsored terrorism.ISBN: 081221711x.

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Price: EUR 21.00 = appr. US$ 22.82 Seller: MW Books
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