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Life and words : violence and the descent into the ordinary / Veena Das ; foreword by Stanley Cavell.
| Author/creator | Das, Veena |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xiv, 281 pages : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | A Philip E. Lilienthal book in Asian studies |
| Contents | Introduction -- The event and the everyday -- The figure of the abducted woman : the citizen as sexed -- Language and body : transactions and the construction of pain -- The act of witnessing : violence, gender, and subjectivity -- Boundaries, violence, and the work of time -- Thinking of time and subjectivity -- In the region of rumor -- The force of the local -- The signature of the state : the paradox of illegibility -- Three portraits of grief and mourning -- Revisiting trauma, testimony, and political community. |
| General note | "A Philip E. Lilienthal book"--P. [ii]. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-265) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006003041 |
| ISBN | 0520247442 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520247450 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780520247444 |
| ISBN | 9780520247451 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN635.I4 D2662 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |