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The rule of violence : subjectivity, memory and government in Syria / Salwa Ismail.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ismail, Salwa, author.
Contributor:
Cambridge University Press.
Series:
Cambridge Middle East studies ; 50.
Cambridge Middle East studies ; 50
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political violence.
History.
Syria--Politics and government--1971-2000.
Syria.
Politics and government.
Syria--Politics and government--2000-2024.
Political violence--Syria--History--20th century.
Political violence--Syria--History--21st century.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 225 pages.)
Place of Publication:
New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2018]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Introduction : the government of violence
Violence as a modality of government in Syria
Authoritarian government, the shadow state and political subjectivities
Memories of life under dictatorship : the everyday of Ba'thist Syria
Memories of violence : Hama 1982
The performativity of violence and 'emotionalities of rule' in the Syrian uprising
Conclusion : the rule of violence
formations of civil war
Postscript.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9781139424721
1139424726
Publisher Number:
99984834626
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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