Death Squad: The Anthropology of State Terror

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2000

Death Squad

The Anthropology of State Terror

Edited by: Jeffrey A. Sluka

In the series The Ethnography of Political Violence

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200485

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About this book

The first work to focus specifically on the anthropology of state terror.

Author / Editor information

Jeffrey A. Sluka is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Anthropology at Massey University in New Zealand. He is the author of Hearts and Minds, Water and Fish: Popular Support for the IRA and INLA in a Northern Irish Ghetto.

Reviews

"An inspiring and disquieting read."—International Journal of Human Rights

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction. State Terror and Anthropology Jeffrey A. Sluka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. A Fictional Reality Paramilitary Death Squads and the Construction of State Terror in Spain Begoña Aretxaga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
Chapter 2. Trials by Fire. Dynamics of Terror in Punjab and Kashmir Cynthia Keppley Mahmood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Chapter 3. State Terror in the Netherworld. Disappearance and Reburial in Argentina Antonius C. G. M. Robben Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Chapter 4. The Homogenizing Effects of State-Sponsored Terrorism. The Case of Guatemala Frank M. Afflitto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
Chapter 5. "For God and Ulster". The Culture of Terror and Loyalist Death Squads in Northern Ireland Jeffrey A. Sluka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter 6. Ninjas, IManggalas, Monuments, and Mossad Manuals. An Anthropology of Indonesian State Terror in East Timor George J. Aditjondro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
Chapter 7. Murdered or Martyred? Popular Evaluations of Violent Death in the Muslim Separatist Movement in the Philippines Thomas M. McKenna Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Chapter 8. Parents and Their Children in Situations of Terror. Disappearances and Special Police Activity in Punjab Joyce Pettigrew Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Conclusion. Death Squads and Wider Complicities. Dilemmas for the Anthropology of Violence Kay B. Warren Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 264
Illustrations
- Other: 8 illus.
Keywords: Anthropology; Social Science; General; Political Science; Folklore; Linguistics; Human Rights; Law

eBook

Published: August 3, 2010
ISBN: 9780812200485