The ethical ambivalence of resistant violence: notes from postcolonial south Asia

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The ethical ambivalence of resistant violence: notes from postcolonial south Asia

In the face of mounting militarism in south Asia, this essay turns to anti-state, ‘liberatory’ movements in the region that employ violence to achieve their political aims. It explores some of the ethical quandaries that arise from the embrace of such violence, particularly for feminists for whom po...

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Main Author:	Roy, Srila
Format:	Article
Published:	Palgrave Macmillan 2009
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1225/

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