Life and Words: Violence and the Descent into the Ordinary

by Veena Das

Sociology Anthropology

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An anthropological study of how violence shapes everyday life, language, and social recovery in affected communities.

ISBN-13 9780520247451 ASIN 0520247450 Views 104 Publisher University of California Press Year 2006 Edition First Edition Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 296 Adult No Created April 10, 2026 Updated September 27, 2026

About This Book

This book examines how violence becomes embedded in ordinary existence.

It draws on ethnographic research to understand trauma and recovery.

The work explores the relationship between language, suffering, and social life.

Readers gain insight into how communities process collective violence.

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