An Anthropology of Disappearance

An Anthropology of Disappearance
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9781805393641
ISBN-13 : 1805393642
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Book Synopsis An Anthropology of Disappearance by : Laura Huttunen

Download or read book An Anthropology of Disappearance written by Laura Huttunen and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All over the world, people disappear from their families, communities and the state’s bureaucratic gaze, as victims of oppressive regimes or while migrating along clandestine routes. This volume brings together scholars who engage ethnographically with such disappearances in various cultural, social and political contexts. It takes an anthropological perspective on questions about human life and death, absence and presence, rituals and mourning, liminality and structures, citizenship and personhood as well as agency and power. The chapters explore the political dimension of disappearances and address methodological, epistemological and ethical challenges of researching disappearances and the disappeared. The combination of disappearance through political violence, crime, voluntary disappearance and migration make this book a unique combination.


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