Mourning for Justice
Enforced Disappearance and Political Resilience in Balochistan
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Beschreibung
This book builds on the developing discipline of the anthropology of enforced disappearance, not only as a tragic result of political oppression, but as a phenomenon which transforms the social and cultural fabric of victimized communities. It considers the emotional and symbolic vacuum left among the family members and communities of missing persons, including the ongoing unresolved psychological effects of grief and loss. Taking the specific example of the Balochistan region of Pakistan through the medium of first-hand interviews and data with families and eye witnesses, Abdul Raheem shows that enforced disappearance not only devastates the individuals who are directly victimized, but also has a broader socio-political outcome wherein the disappeared and their families become symbolic figures in larger movements for justice, self-determination, and resistance. This dual effect is at the heart of social and political changes in Balochistan. Affected families live a state of perpetual grief, but, over time, this mourning transforms into political resilience and a demand for justice, truth, and accountability.
This book will be of interest to students and researchers of South Asian politics, human rights, and the anthropology of violence, encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, political science, sociology, and peace and conflict studies.
Abdul Raheem is an anthropologist and researcher of political economy, border dynamics, and social movements, with particular focus on Balochistan. He has taught Anthropology as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Balochistan, Quetta, across the Departments of Anthropology, Environmental Sciences, and Archaeology. He is the author of the book Between Night and Lamp, and currently works with marginalized communities examining the intersections of memory, violence, and resistance.
This book builds on the developing discipline of the anthropology of enforced disappearance, not only as a tragic result of political oppression, but as a phenomenon which transforms the social and cultural fabric of victimized communities. It considers the emotional and symbolic vacuum left among the family members and communities of missing persons, including the ongoing unresolved psychological effects of grief and loss. Taking the specific example of the Balochistan region of Pakistan through the medium of first-hand interviews and data with families and eye witnesses, Abdul Raheem shows that enforced disappearance not only devastates the individuals who are directly victimized, but also has a broader socio-political outcome wherein the disappeared and their families become symbolic figures in larger movements for justice, self-determination, and resistance. This dual effect is at the heart of social and political changes in Balochistan. Affected families live a state of perpetual grief, but, over time, this mourning transforms into political resilience and a demand for justice, truth, and accountability.
This book will be of interest to students and researchers of South Asian politics, human rights, and the anthropology of violence, encompassing the disciplines of anthropology, political science, sociology, and peace and conflict studies.
Explores enforced disappearance with ethnographic fieldwork, narrative storytelling, and anthropological analysis Investigates how grief and mourning transform into resilience and political resistance Centers the voices of the families of disappeared people, particularly women
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Abdul Raheem
Themen in »Mourning for Justice«
Enforced Disappearance Anthropology of Violence State Violence Political Identity Grief and Loss Marginalized Communities Pakistan Missing Persons