| Enduring Violence: Everyday Life and Conflict in Eastern Sri Lanka Contributor(s): Smith, Alexander (Editor), Walker, Rebecca (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719088771 ISBN-13: 9780719088773 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Asia - Southeast Asia - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 954.930 |
| Series: New Ethnographies |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Located in the war-torn eastern province of Sri Lanka, this book provides a rich ethnography of how Tamil-speaking communities in Batticaloa live through and make sense of a violence that shapes everyday life itself. The core of the book comes from the author's two-year close interaction with a group of (mainly women) human rights activists in the area. The book describes how the activists work in clandestine, informal ways to support families whose loved ones have been threatened, disappeared or killed and how they build networks of trust within the context of everyday violence. As Sri Lanka faces up to the enormity of the task of 'post-war reconciliation', this book aims to create a wider conversation about grief, resistance and healing in the context of violence and its long afterlife. |