The war in Chechnya: The chaotic mode of domination, violence and bare life in the post-Soviet context

Critique of Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-62

  Rigi, Jakob ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaos; Conspiracy; Russia; Sovereignty; Spectacle

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846666614     PISSN: 0308275X     EISSN: 14603721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308275X07073818     Document Type: Article

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