Paperback / softback. New. 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. This book shows how, out of many interpretations applicable to these incidents, government and the media select those that support existing relations of power in state and society. ISBN 0691026505 9780691026503 [GB]

Princeton Univ Pr, Date: 1997. Paperback. New. 317 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. 1997. Princeton Univ Pr ISBN 0691026505 9780691026503 [GB]

Princeton University Press 1997 Trade paperback New 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. This book shows how, out of many interpretations applicable to these incidents, government and the media select those that support existing relations of power in state and society. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 317 pages, 3 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFFE; JHM; JPA; JPH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457. 1997. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 0691026505, ISBN13: 9780691026503, [publisher: Princeton Univ Pr] Softcover 317 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1997]

ISBN10: 0691026505, ISBN13: 9780691026503, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.2
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]

Princeton Princeton University Press (1997) orig. wrappers Minor rubbing. VG. 23x15cm, xv, 298 pp., PAPERBACK. "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 interpretations of them. Through five case studies of both rural and urban public violence, including police-public confrontations and Hindu-Muslim riots, Brass shows how, out of many possible interpretations applicable to these incidents, government and the media select those that support existing relations of power in state and society. Adopting different modes--narrator, detective, and social scientist--Brass treats incidents of collective violence arising initially out of common occurrences such as a drunken brawl, the rape of a girl, and the theft of an idol, and demonstrates how some incidents remain localized while others are fit into broader frameworks of meaning, thereby becoming useful for upholders of dominant ideologies. Incessant talk about violence and its implications in these circumstances contributes to its persistence rather than its reduction. Such treatment serves in fact to mask the causes of violence, ...

ISBN10: 0691026505, ISBN13: 9780691026503, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover
[Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1997]

Princeton Univ Pr 1997 Softcover New 317 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.

Princeton Univ Pr, Date: 1997. Paperback. New. 317 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. 1997. Princeton Univ Pr ISBN 0691026505 9780691026503 [GB]