Life and Words: Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary by Veena Das, Stanley Cavell

Life and Words: Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary

Veena Das, Stanley Cavell

296 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In this powerful, compassionate work, one of anthropology’s most distinguished ethnographers weaves together rich fieldwork with a compelling critical analysis in a book that will surely make a signal contribution to contemporary thinking about vi...

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