Formations of violence: the narrative of the body and political terror in Northern Ireland

sophisticated and persuasive late-modernist political analysis that consistently draws the reader into the narratives of the author and those of the people of violence in Northern Ireland to whom he talked. . . . Simply put, this book is a feast for the intellect-- Thomas M. Wilson, American Anthropologist One of the best books to have been written on Northern Ireland. . . . A highly imagination and significant book. Formations of Violence is an important addition to the literature on political violence.--David E. Schmitt, American Political Science Review