This book examines the theme of privatised violence in different political settings by focusing on the Indonesian case. It argues that the persistence of privatised violence is not solely related to the historical formation of the institutions of state power and authority; it is…
by Kim, Sung Chull, Ganesan, Narayanan
fromAsia in the new millennium
by Kim, Sung Chull, Ganesan, N., (Narayanan)
fromSociologia (E-libro--2014/09)
by Kim, Sung Chull, Ganesan, N., (Narayanan)
fromAsia in the new millennium
"Investigate[s] several of the most brutal cases of state-led violence in Asia: the Japanese army's Okinawan killings in 1945, Indonesia's anticommunist massacre in 1965-1968, Thailand's Red Drum killings in 1972-1975, Cambodia's Khmer Rouge massacre in 1975-1978, Korea's Kwangj…
by Kim, Sung Chull, Ganesan, N., (Narayanan)
fromAsia in the new millennium
The world was watching when footage of the "tank man" - the lone Chinese citizen blocking the passage of a column of tanks during the brutal 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square - first appeared in the media. The furtive video is now regarded as an iconic d…
"This book examines the tragic development and ultimate resolution of Latin America's human rights crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Thomas Wright focuses especially on state terrorism in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) and in Argentina during the Dirty War (1976-1…
Examines the tragic development and resolution of Latin America's human rights crisis of the 1970s and 1980s. Focusing on state terrorism in Chile under General Augusto Pinochet and in Argentina during the Dirty War (1976-1983), this book offers an exploration of the reciprocal …
