Violence expressed
Subtitle: an anthropological approach
By: edited by Maria Six-Hohenbalken and Nerina Weiss
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Farnham; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780754678847; 9780754697534
Subjects: Violent crimes; Cross-cultural studies; Violence
Description: "Violence Expressed explores the diverse expressions and manifestations through which the meaning of violent experiences and events is (re)produced. As language alone does not always suffice for the description of violence, this book focuses not only on the verbal and discursive expressions of violence, but also on the performative acts, material culture and the spaces that constitute these expressions. ... Offering a variety of analytical approaches and methodological perspectives, Violence Expressed presents the latest empirical studies, ranging from the 'everyday' violence experienced by children, stories of rape, social memory and the discrepancy between private and public narratives, to rumours and silences or the iconography of violence."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.