Theft of an Idol: Text and Context in the Representation of Collective Violence

by Paul R. Brass

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As collective violence erupts in many regions throughout the world, we often hear media reports that link the outbreaks to age-old ethnic or religious hostilities, thereby freeing the state, its agents, and its political elites from responsibility. Paul Brass encourages us to look more closely at the issues of violence, ethnicity, and the state by focusing on specific instances of violence in their local contexts and questioning the prevailing...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691026505

ISBN13:9780691026503

Release Date:January 1997

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:317 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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