Death Squad: The Anthropology of State Terror / Jeffrey A. Sluka
2000, 1st Paperback Edition. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 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. Item #354939
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, Begoña -- 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.
Price: €21.00