This book; the first feminist ethnography of the violence in Northern Ireland; is an analysis of a political conflict through the lens of gender. The case in point is the working-class Catholic resistance to British rule in Northern Ireland. During the 1970s women in Catholic/nationalist districts of Belfast organized themselves into street committees and led popular forms of resistance against the policies of the government of Northern Ireland and; after its demise; against those of the British. In the abundant literature on the conflict; however; the political tactics of nationalist women have passed virtually unnoticed. Begoña Aretxaga argues here that these hitherto invisible practices were an integral part of the social dynamic of the conflict and had important implications for the broader organization of nationalist forms of resistance and gender relationships. Combining interpretative anthropology and poststructuralist feminist theory; Aretxaga contributes not only to anthropology and feminist studies but also to research on ethnic and social conflict by showing the gendered constitution of political violence. She goes further than asserting that violence affects men and women differently by arguing that the manners in which violence is gendered are not fixed but constantly shifting; depending on the contingencies of history; social class; and ethnic identity. Thus any attempt at subverting gender inequality is necessarily colored by other dimensions of political experience.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful. Both Brilliant and DefinitiveBy J. A MagillHow often does a scholar write a text that is uniformly considered definitive? Rarely. However; Scholem's work on Sabbatai Sevi is exactly that. So important is this text; that all other examinations before have fallen away and are no longer studied and almost all that came after are derivative. A brilliant scholar; the author goes to great depths; examining both the historical and philosophical underpinnings of Judaism's largest Messianic movement since Jesus.The author rejects the traditional explanation that followers of Sevi were attracted to him because of the deprivation experienced by some Jews of the period. As Scholem points out; even wealthy communities of Jews in Amsterdam and Greece found him irresistible. Patterns of the growth of the movement are given great attention and are fascinating.Many people are put off by the length of this work (almost 1000 pages of prose). However; the field is so vast; that a shorter book would not have done it justice. While somewhat esoteric; Sabbati Sevi provides a powerful window into a period of Jewish history given too little study.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerGreat !2 of 6 people found the following review helpful. great book; fast deliveryBy RiksMy husband saw this book at my parents house and became quite interested in it. It is quite scholarly (I think my father read it in graduate school) and quite detailed. I think the author is supposedly an expert on kabbalah. Delivery was fast. Thanks !
