{"product_id":"state-of-suffering-susanna-trnka-9780801446405","title":"State of Suffering","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do ordinary people respond when their lives are irrevocably altered by terror and violence? Susanna Trnka was residing in an Indo-Fijian village in the year 2000 during the Fijian nationalist coup. The overthrow of the elected multiethnic party led to six months of nationalist aggression, much of which was directed toward Indo-Fijians. In \u003ci\u003eState of Suffering\u003c\/i\u003e, Trnka shows how Indo-Fijians' lives were overturned as waves of turmoil and destruction swept across Fiji.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescribing the myriad social processes through which violence is articulated and ascribed meaning-including expressions of incredulity, circulation of rumors, narratives, and exchanges of laughter and jokes-Trnka reveals the ways in which the community engages in these practices as individuals experience, and try to understand, the consequences of the coup. She then considers different kinds of pain caused by political chaos and social turbulence, including pain resulting from bodily harm, shared terror, and the distress precipitated by economic crisis and social dislocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout this book, Trnka focuses on the collective social process through which violence is embodied, articulated, and silenced by those it targets. Her sensitive ethnography is a valuable addition to the global conversation about the impact of political violence on community life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susanna Trnka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801446406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801446405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/05\/2008 pg. 17","brand":"Susanna Trnka","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425066467583,"sku":"9780801446405","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b77038ee-6de6-4181-b7aa-c7b729b7d95a.jpg?v=1761536776","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/state-of-suffering-susanna-trnka-9780801446405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}