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

Theft of an Idol : : Text and Context in the Representation of Collective Violence / / Paul R. Brass.

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 th...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
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Brass, Paul R.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]
©1997
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History ; 8
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Physical Description:1 online resource (317 p.) :; 3 line illus. 7 tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Preface
  • List of Abbreviations
  • CHAPTER 1 Text and Context
  • CHAPTER 2 Background
  • CHAPTER 3 Theft of an Idol
  • CHAPTER 4 Rape at Daphnala
  • CHAPTER 5 Horror Stories
  • CHAPTER 6 Horror Stories Untold
  • CHAPTER 7 Kala Bachcha: Portrait of a BJP Hero
  • CHAPTER 8 Conclusion
  • Index
  • PRINCETON STUDIES IN CULTURE/POWER/HISTORY
  • About the Author

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