Death squad : the anthropology of state terror / edited by Jeffrey A. Sluka.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: State Terror and Anthropology / Jeffrey A. Sluka -- 1. A Fictional Reality: Paramilitary Death Squads and the Construction of State Terror in Spain / Begona Aretxaga -- 2. Trials by Fire: Dynamics of Terror in Punjab and Kashmir / Cynthia Keppley Mahmood -- 3. State Terror in the Netherworld: Disappearance and Reburial in Argentina / Antonius C. G. M. Robben -- 4. The Homogenizing Effects of State-Sponsored Terrorism: The Case of Guatemala / Frank M. Afflitto -- 5. "For God and Ulster": The Culture of Terror and Loyalist Death Squads in Northern Ireland / Jeffrey A. Sluka -- 6. Ninjas, Nanggalas, Monuments, and Mossad Manuals: An Anthropology of Indonesian State Terror in East Timor / George J. Aditjondro -- 7. Murdered or Martyred? Popular Evaluations of Violent Death in the Muslim Separatist Movement in the Philippines / Thomas M. McKenna -- 8. Parents and Their Children in Situations of Terror: Disappearances and Special Police Activity in Punjab / Joyce Pettigrew -- Conclusion: Death Squads and Wider Complicities: Dilemmas for the Anthropology of Violence / Kay B. Warren.