Honour and violence / Anton Blok
- Bib ID:
- 2298503
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Blok, Anton
- Online Version:
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- Description:
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- Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, c2001
- xii, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0745604498 (alkaline paper)
- Summary:
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"In this new book, Anton Blok combines anthropology and history in a comparative exploration of the links between honour and violence in widely different settings. He draws on material from two interrelated projects: micro-studies of the rural mafia in Sicily, and banditry in the Dutch republic, each set in its historical context.".
"Blok discusses the social role of marginal people, such as those in 'infamous occupations' from chimney-sweeping to prostitution, arguing that the most despised members of society are often the most indispensable. He examines how nicknames reflect on cultural codes, and how the authority of female rulers throughout the centuries has relied on their singleness. The book also includes studies of the social meanings of violence, including public executions, rural banditry, and the minor differences which underlie violent conflicts. Drawing on the work of thinkers from Georg Simmel to Norbert Elias, Anton Blok explores the complex interrelations between honour and violence in European societies." "This highly original work will be of great interest to scholars and students of history, anthropology and sociology."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Social Banditry Reconsidered
- 2. Bandits and Boundaries: Robber Bands and Secret Societies on the Dutch Frontier (1730-1778)
- 3. Infamous Occupations
- 4. Why Chimney-Sweeps Bring Luck
- 5. The Blood Symbolism of Mafia
- 6. The Meaning of 'Senseless' Violence
- 7. The Narcissism of Minor Differences
- 8. Explaining South Italian Agro-Towns
- 9. Nicknames as Symbolic Inversions
- 10. Mediterranean Totemism: Rams and Billy-Goats
- 11. Female Rulers and their Consorts
- 12. Rediscovering Ars Moriendi.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-351) and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 2001
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