Enduring Violence - Everyday Life and Conflict in Eastern Sri Lanka (Paperback)

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. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Ethnographies
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2013
Authors:	Rebecca Walker
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-0863-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	1-5261-0863-1
Barcode:	9781526108630

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