Theft of an idol : text and context in the representation of collective violence / Paul R. Brass.
Theft of an idol : text and context in the representation of collective violence / Paul R. Brass.
Theft of an idol : text and context in the representation of collective violence / Paul R. Brass.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
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N303.60954/3
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English
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xiv, 298 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1997.
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New Jersey
Date Published
c1997.
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"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...
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Theft of an idol : text and context in the representation of collective violence / Paul R. Brass.
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Princeton studies in culture/power/history.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1997.
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N303.60954/3
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74VvDg3E2NK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvDg3E2NK3
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0691026513 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780691026510 (alk. paper)
0691026513 (alk. paper)
9780691026503 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0691026505 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780691026510 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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303.60954
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991004988749702626
