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- catalog abstract "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. 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.".
- catalog contributor b9143796.
- catalog coverage "Bisipāra (India) Ethnic relations.".
- catalog coverage "Bisipāra (India) History.".
- catalog coverage "Bisipāra (India) Social conditions.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index.".
- catalog description "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. 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.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 184 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0801432170 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0801483085 (pbk. :alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Bisipāra (India) Ethnic relations.".
- catalog spatial "Bisipāra (India) History.".
- catalog spatial "Bisipāra (India) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "India Bisipāra.".
- catalog subject "305.8/00954/13 20".
- catalog subject "Apathy India Bisipāra.".
- catalog subject "Ethnicity India Bisipāra.".
- catalog subject "GN635.I4 B345 1996".
- catalog subject "Racism India Bisipāra.".
- catalog title "The civility of indifference : on domesticating ethnicity / F.G. Bailey.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".