Fieldwork Under Fire

Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture

AvCarolyn Nordstrom,Antonius C. G. M. Robben

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

Del i serien University of California Press

289 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar. Fri frakt över 249 kr.

Beskrivning

Fieldwork Under Fire is a path-breaking collection of essays written by anthropologists who have experienced the unpredictability and trauma of political violence firsthand. These essays combine theoretical, ethnographic, and methodological points of view to illuminate the processes and solutions that characterize life in dangerous places. They describe the first, often harrowing, experience of violence, the personal and professional problems that arise as troubles escalate, and the often surprising creative strategies people use to survive. In "writing violence," the authors give voice to all those affected by the conditions of violence: perpetrators as well as victims, civilians and specialists, black marketeers and heroes, jackals and researchers. Focusing on everyday experiences, these essays bring to light the puzzling contradictions of lives disturbed by violence: the simultaneous existence of laughter and suffering, of fear and hope. By doing so, they challenge the narrow conceptualization that associates violence with death and war, arguing that instead it must be considered a dimension of living.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-01-05
Mått:153 x 227 x 20 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of California Press
Antal sidor:310
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520089945

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Politisk aktivism inom Samhälle och politik
Våld och övergrepp inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Carolyn Nordstrom, Visiting Scholar in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, is the editor of The Paths to Domination, Resistance, and Terror (California, 1992). Antonius C.G.M. Robben, Professor of Anthropology at Utrecht University, is the author of Sons of the Sea Goddess: Economic Practice and Discursive Conflict in Brazil (1989).

Innehållsförteckning

INTRODUCTIONThe Anthropology and Ethnography of Violence and Sociopolitical ConflictAntonius C. G. M. Robben and Carolyn NordstromPRISONERS OF LOVEWith Genet in the Palestinian FieldTed SwedenburgRUMORThe Beginning of the EndAnna SimonsACCIDENTAL ANTHROPOLOGYWitnessing the 1989 Chinese People's MovementFrank N. PiekeSEDUCTION AND PERSUASIONThe Politics of Truth and Emotion among Victimsand Perpetrators of ViolenceAntonius C.G.M. RobbenFEARLiving in a State of FearLinda GreenCREATIVITY AND CHAOSWar on the Front LinesCarolyn NordstromRAPE ATTACKEthnography ofthe EthnographerCathy Winkler, with Penelope] HankeCOMING HOMEThe Croatian War ExperienceMaria B. OlujicFACEThe Anthropologist as TerroristJoseba ZulaikaEPILOGUEEthnographic States of EmergencyAllen FeldmanENDPIECES: THE DOING OFANTHROPOLOGYMyrna MackElizabeth OglesbyReflections on an Antropologia Comprometida:Conversations with Ricardo FallaBeatriz ManzReflections on Managing Danger in Fieldwork:Dangerous Anthropology in BelfastJeffrey A. SlukaCONTRIBUTORSINDEX