The Normality of Civil War: Armed Groups and Everyday Life in Angola (Micropolitics of Violence)

In __The Normality of Civil War__, Teresa Koloma Beck uses theories of the everyday to analyze the social processes of civil war, specifically the type of conflict that is characterized by the expansion of violence into so-called normal life. She looks beyond simplistic notions of victims and perpetrators to reveal the complex shifting interdependencies that emerge during wartime. She also explores how the process of normalization affects both armed groups and the civilian population. A brief but smart analysis, __The Normality of Civil War__ gets at the root of the social dynamics of war and what lies ahead for the participants after its end. Krieg gilt gemeinhin als Ausnahmezustand, den es zu überwinden gilt. Anhand der jüngeren Geschichte Angolas zeigt Teresa Koloma Beck, wie die Präsenz von Gewalt und Gewaltakteuren zur Herausbildung einer eigenen Normalität des Bürgerkriegs führen kann. Das Buch wirft nicht nur ein neues Licht auf soziale Dynamiken in Bürgerkriegen, sondern auch auf typische Probleme in Nachkriegsgesellschaften. Uses theories of the everyday to analyze the social processes of civil war, the type of conflict that is characterized by the expansion of violence into so-called normal life. The author explores how the process of normalization effects both armed groups and the civilian population.