A Different Kind of War Story by Carolyn Nordstrom

A Different Kind of War Story by Carolyn Nordstrom

A Different Kind of War Story takes us to the frontlines of one of the most brutal wars in recent history. The setting is Mozambique during the fifteen-year war of terror that took a million lives-mostly civilian-and completely destroyed homes, crops, hospitals, schools, and even access to water. The characters are the soldiers who fought it, the thieves and opportunists who profited from it, and the ordinary people whose lives were shattered by it and from whose ranks emerged the heroes and healers who created peace. Combining contemporary theory and innovative methodology, Nordstrom explores the nature and culture of terror warfare and raises thought-provoking questions about state power, civilian resistance, and the politics of identity. She compares the conflict in Mozambique with similar conflicts and offers a new way of looking at political violence, showing that just as violence is learned, it can be unlearned.

"A deeply researched study into the nature of political violence"-Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Carolyn Nordstrom is Professor of Anthropology at Notre Dame and author of several books including Shadows of War: Violence, Power, and International Profiteering in the Twenty-First Century and Fieldwork Under Fire: Contemporary Studies of Violence and Culture.

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ISBN 13	9780812216219
ISBN 10	0812216210
Title	A Different Kind of War Story
Author	Carolyn Nordstrom
Series	The Ethnography Of Political Violence
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Pennsylvania Press
Year published	1997-10-14
Number of pages	272
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