From 'cultures of fear and terror' to the normalization of violence: An ethnographic case

Critique of Anthropology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-88

  Margold, Jane A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture of fear; Culture of terror; Democratization and militarization; Philippines; Political violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033240799     PISSN: 0308275X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308275X9901900102     Document Type: Article

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