Trauma and testimony: Implications for political community

Anthropological Theory

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-307

  Das, Veena ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience; India; Legal; Self; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844484350     PISSN: 14634996     EISSN: 17412641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14634996030033003     Document Type: Article

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