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The civility of indifference

on domesticating ethnicity

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An edition of The civility of indifference (1996)

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The dissolution of Yugoslavia inspired F. G. Bailey to consider the relations among ethnic groups that had seemed reconciled to living together and then broke into murderous conflicts. For his exploration of the ancient, recurring problem of ethnic strife, Bailey considers the village of Bisipara in the state of Orissa, in eastern India.

Bisipara was a community in which different ethnic groups were seen as distinct breeds of people, arranged in a hierarchy of worthiness. In The Civility of Indifference, Bailey documents a case of ethnic strife that threatened the village forty years ago but did not consume it in bloodshed. The restraint, he suggests, reflected not compassion but a sense of inevitability.

The people of Bisipara perceived the world in such a way that violence enacted as ethnic cleansing would have seemed to them a disastrous indulgence and a sure path to self-destruction. Their story serves as a parable of pragmatic indifference, in contrast to the fanaticism that justifies civil war.

  1. A seasoned ethnographer, the author considers the social structure of the community, examining the multiple castes with sensitivity and respect. His detailed description reveals the competing moral visions held by various groups, and his conclusions open a new perspective on ethnic violence.
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184

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The civility of indifference: on domesticating ethnicity
1996, Cornell University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index.

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Ithaca

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.8/00954/13
Library of Congress
GN635.I4 B345 1996, GN635.I4B345 1996

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 184 p. :
Number of pages
184

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Open Library
OL800988M
Internet Archive
civilityofindiff00bail
ISBN 10
0801432170, 0801483085
LCCN
95037324
OCLC/WorldCat
33045126
Library Thing
2634531
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5146050
3134481

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