num_pages: 327
description: "A sophisticated and persuasive late-modernist political analysis that consistently draws the reader into the narratives of the author and those of the people of violence in Northern Ireland to whom he talked. . . . Simply put, this book is a feast for the intellect"—Thomas M. Wilson, American Anthropologist"One of the best books to have been written on Northern Ireland. . . . A highly imagination and significant book. Formations of Violence is an important addition to the literature on political violence."—David E. Schmitt, American Political Science Review
language: English
title: Formations of Violence: The Narrative of the Body and Political Terror in Northern Ireland
titlecomplete: Formations of Violence: The Narrative of the Body and Political Terror in Northern Ireland
genres: Sociology, Ethnography, Anthropology, Theory, Cultural Studies, Politics, Ireland, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 72
publisher: University of Chicago Press