Kimberly theidons intimate enemies is one of the best examples of this trend. Violence and reconciliation in peru university of pennsylvania press, 20. Peru has been forever changed by the violence that swept its countryside during a civil war that began in 1980 and slowly ground to a halt in the 1990s after claiming nearly 70,000 lives. As i began reading her book i was surprised at how classically ethnographic it is and how relevant are her descriptions of rural quechua ways of life, particularly those pertaining to the medical realm to. Kimberly theidon indigenous peoples, gender justice, and. Intimate enemies violence and reconciliation in peru kimberly theidon received honorable mention for the 20 book award for human rights in latin america from the washington office on latin americaduke university libraries and for the 20 eileen basker prize from the society for medical anthropology. Intimate enemies by kimberly susan theidon, 9780812223262, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Its not like the guerrillas where youre dying of hunger and they dont. Violence and reconciliation in peru pennsylvania studies in human rights theidon, kimberly on. Intimate enemies violence and reconciliation in peru. Intimate enemies violence and reconciliation in peru kimberly theidon university of pennsylvania press. Buy intimate enemies violence and reconciliation in peru intimate enemies paperback by kimberlytheidon isbn. Kimberly theidon is a medical anthropologist focusing on latin america. Violence and reconciliation in peru pennsylvania studies in human rights by theidon, kimberly 2012 hardcover on. A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher.
Drawing on years of research with communities in the highlands of ayacucho, kimberly theidon explores how peruvians are rebuilding both individual lives and collective existence following twenty years of armed conflict. Kimberly theidon is one of my favourite professors, so this is very well a biased rating. That said, it remains one of the best text books on transitional justice i have read. In the aftermath of a civil war, former enemies are left living side by sideand often the enemy is a soninlaw, a godfather, an old schoolmate, or the community that lies just across the valley. Kimberly theidon constructs a rich analytical narrative of the aftermath of perus internal armed conflict in her poignant ethnography, intimate enemies. From common sense, gender and war in the village of accomarca they told us about eulogia, a young woman who died long before our arrival but who continues to appear in the memories of various women we spoke with. Intimate enemies was awarded the 20 honorable mention from the washington office on latin americaduke university libraries book award for human rights in. Kimberly theidons hauntingly graceful book yields incredible insight into the embodied experiences of. Kimberly theidon illuminates both the horrific and beautiful complexities of. Kimberly theidon is the author of intimate enemies 4. They did terrible things to open it, they dont know where it leads, and now they. Working with former combatants in colombia, drawing upon her research with former.
Violence and reconciliation in peru university of pennsylvania press, 2012 has been. Violence and reconciliation in peru, by kimberly theidon. Intimate enemies is a unique, pathbreaking ethnography of community responses to situations of extreme violence, of the clash of armed rebels seeking to overthrow the state and counterinsurgency soldiers. Intimate enemies recounts the stories and dialogues of peruvian peasants and theidons own experiences to encompass the broad and varied range of conciliatory practices. Intimate enemies violence and reconciliation in peru intimate enemies paperback kimberlytheidon on. They look at the women with scornthey dont respect them. About cookies, including instructions on how to turn off cookies if you wish to do so. Violence and reconciliation in peru kimberly theidon brings testimonies and. Kay warren, brown university in her masterful ethnography of the legacies of violence in ayacucho, peru, kimberly theidon offers a critical intervention into discussions of postconflict. The people of othmaa dont seek the truth, and they dont see the point in memorialising a. From 1996 to 2000 the peruvian state subjected an estimated 270,000 women to enforced sterilizations under the guise of family planning.
Violence and reconciliation in peru pennsylvania studies in human rights by kimberly theidon 201406 kimberly theidon on. Kimberly theidon has been studying the legacies of the violence. Enemies are planning an attack of unprecedented scale on america. By continuing to browse this site you agree to us using cookies as described in. Intimate enemies violence and reconciliation in peru binding. Kimberly theidon translation of how difficult it is to be.
Intimate enemies works as a study on transitional justice because it focuses on what few such books do on the victims. Violence and reconciliation in peru pennsylvania studies in human rights hardcover november 30, 2012 by kimberly theidon author. Received honorable mention for the 20 book award for human rights in latin america from the. Drawing on years of research with communities in the highlands of ayacucho, kimberly theidon explores how peruvians are rebuilding both individual lives and collective existence. Violence and reconciliation in peru university of pennsylvania press, 2012 was awarded the 20 honorable mention from the washington office on latin americaduke university libraries book award for human. This stunning book offers amazing and troubling insight into the lives of peasants in highland peru who.
One major draw is the way the guardians and most of anas work lives in the borderlands reality in which the story is set. These survivors, though fully aware of the potential danger posed by their neighbors, must nonetheless endeavor to live and labor alongside their intimate enemies. Intimate enemies was awarded the 20 honorable mention from the washington office on latin americaduke university libraries book award for human rights in latin america, and the 20 honorable mention for the eileen basker prize from the society. The book takes the reader on a compelling and theoretically sophisticated journey into the horrors.
Kimberly theidon is a writer and medical anthropologist focusing on latin america. Violence and reconciliation in peru university of pennsylvania press, 2012 was awarded the 20 honorable mention. After a chance encounter, the two spiral into an intimate, intense, and. Violence and reconciliation in peru university of pennsylvania press, 2012 was awarded the 20 honorable mention from the washington.
In the aftermath of a civil war, former enemies are left living sid. Remember good times with you and jake we lost jelly bean last november. Eulogia was mute and lived during the time when the military base sat on the hill. Violence and reconciliation in peru by kimberly theidon. Im hoping youll consider an ecourse are you familiar with coursera and edx. It s not like the guerrillas where youre dying of hunger and they dont. Intimate enemies by kimberly susan theidon waterstones. Ive taught this and other of ana castillos texts and am currently preparing a paper in which the book figures prominantly. Posts about publications written by kimberlytheidon. Intimate enemies english, paperback, theidon kimberly susan share. Her research interests include political violence, transitional justice, reconciliation, and the politics of postwar reparations. The guardians by ana castillo goodreads share book.
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