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Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould
Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould
Rebecca Gould
The ancient tradition of the abrek (bandit) was developed into a political institution during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century by Chechen and other Muslim peoples of the Caucasus as a strategy for dealing with the overwhelming military force of Russia's imperial army. During the Soviet period, the abrek became a locus for oppositional politics and arguably influenced the representations of violence and anti-colonial resistance during the recent Chechen Wars. This article is one of the first works of English-language scholarship to historicize this institution. It also marks the beginning of a book project entitled A …
Edward Said And After: Toward A New Humanism. Eds., Matthew Abraham And Andrew Rubin. “Introduction: Edward Said And After: Toward A New Humanism.”, Matthew Abraham
Edward Said And After: Toward A New Humanism. Eds., Matthew Abraham And Andrew Rubin. “Introduction: Edward Said And After: Toward A New Humanism.”, Matthew Abraham
Matthew Abraham
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John Gibson, Fiction And The Weave Of Life, David J. Depew
John Gibson, Fiction And The Weave Of Life, David J. Depew
David J Depew
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Language Dreamers: Race And The Politics Of Etymology In The Caucasus, Rebecca Gould
Language Dreamers: Race And The Politics Of Etymology In The Caucasus, Rebecca Gould
Rebecca Gould
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