1st Edition
Narratives of Political Violence Life Stories of Former Militants
By Raquel da Silva
Copyright 2019
170 Pages
by
Routledge
170 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
170 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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An exploration of how political violence is constructed, this book presents the life stories of individuals once committed to political transformation through violent means in Portugal. Challenging simplistic conceptualisations about the actors of violence, this book examines issues of temporality, gender and interpersonal dynamics in the study of political violence. It is the first... Read more
Introduction 1. Political Violence in Context: The Portuguese Armed Struggle 2. Identity Journeys through Political Narratives of Violence 3. Engagement with a Politically Violent Organisation 4. Life within a Politically Violent Organisation 5. Disengagement from a Politically Violent Organisation Concluding remarks
Biography
Raquel da Silva is a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the International Development Department, University of Birmingham, UK.
