Gender, violence and power in Indonesia : across time and space /
Gender, violence and power in Indonesia : across time and space /
edited by Katharine McGregor, Ana Dragojlovic and Hannah Loney.
- New York : Routledge, 2020.
- pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book uses an interdisciplinary approach to chart how various forms of violence - domestic, military, legal and political - are not separate instances of violence, but rather embedded in structural inequalities brought about by colonialism, occupation and state violence. The book explores both case studies of individuals and of groups to examine experiences of violence within the context of gender and structures of power. It argues that gendered violence is particularly important to consider in this region because of its complex history of armed conflict and authoritarian rule, the diversity of people that have been affected by violence, as well as the complexity of the religious and cultural communities involved. The book focuses in particular on textual narratives of violence, visualisations of violence, commemorations of violence and the politics of care"--
9781032172750
2019055737
VIOLENCE--History/--Indonesia
Political violence--Indonesia.
State-sponsored terrorism--Indonesia.
Women--Violence against--Indonesia.
Indonesia--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
Indonesia--Politics and government.
HN710.Z9 / G46 2020
303.609598
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book uses an interdisciplinary approach to chart how various forms of violence - domestic, military, legal and political - are not separate instances of violence, but rather embedded in structural inequalities brought about by colonialism, occupation and state violence. The book explores both case studies of individuals and of groups to examine experiences of violence within the context of gender and structures of power. It argues that gendered violence is particularly important to consider in this region because of its complex history of armed conflict and authoritarian rule, the diversity of people that have been affected by violence, as well as the complexity of the religious and cultural communities involved. The book focuses in particular on textual narratives of violence, visualisations of violence, commemorations of violence and the politics of care"--
9781032172750
2019055737
VIOLENCE--History/--Indonesia
Political violence--Indonesia.
State-sponsored terrorism--Indonesia.
Women--Violence against--Indonesia.
Indonesia--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.
Indonesia--Politics and government.
HN710.Z9 / G46 2020
303.609598