{"product_id":"the-weight-of-violence-religion-language-politics-hardcover","title":"The Weight of Violence: Religion, Language, Politics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaitya Brata Das\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSoumyabrata Choudhury\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays collected in this volume deal with one central theme: How do we now make sense of existence in a world that is constantly threatened by destruction of sense. The contributors, exploring answers to this complex problematique from different disciplinary perspectives maintain that the question concerning the sense of existence and its destruction is essentially tied up with the question of violence: violence as radical destruction of sense for and of existence. Responses to this question, however, can be as irreducible and singular as can they be varied and multiple. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking up the religious and linguistic forms of violence as their main focus, these essays argue that the place of violence in our contemporary historical condition has accelerated to an ever immeasurable measure, and that this demands urgent responses from intellectuals and activists alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaitya Brata Das\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor, Centre for English Studies, School of Language, Literature, and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoumyabrata Choudhury\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor, School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.62 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45892844716229,"sku":"9780199453726","price":94.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/k8FW4viqrN9780199453726.webp?v=1771918755","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-weight-of-violence-religion-language-politics-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}