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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 | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berkeley : University of California Press, |
| Description | xiv, 281 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006003041 |
| ISBN | 0520247442 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0520247450 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |