{"product_id":"some-trouble-with-cows-beth-roy-9780520083424","title":"Some Trouble with Cows: Making Sense of Social Conflict","description":"Fascinating in its combination of personal stories and analytical insights, \u003ci\u003eSome Trouble with Cows\u003c\/i\u003e will help students of conflict understand how a seemingly irrational and archaic riot becomes a means for renegotiating the distribution of power and rights in a small community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing first-person accounts of Hindus and Muslims in a remote Bangladeshi village, Beth Roy evocatively describes and analyzes a large-scale riot that profoundly altered life in the area in the 1950s. She provides a rare glimpse into the hearts and minds of the participants and their families, while touching on a range of broader issues that are vital to the sociology of communities in conflict: the changing meaning of \u003ci\u003ecommunity\u003c\/i\u003e; the impact of \u003ci\u003ethe state\u003c\/i\u003e on local society; the nature of \u003ci\u003ememory\u003c\/i\u003e; and the force of \u003ci\u003eneighborly enmity\u003c\/i\u003e in reshaping power relationships during periods of change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy's findings illustrate important theoretical issues in psychology and sociology, and her conclusions will greatly interest students of ethnic\/race relations, conflict resolution, the sociology of violence, agrarian society, and South Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520083423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520083424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 5.84w x 0.77d","brand":"Beth Roy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946692477183,"sku":"9780520083424","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4d5cea32-31b7-46af-a5cf-046a62de5735.jpg?v=1681514594","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/some-trouble-with-cows-beth-roy-9780520083424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}