Arild Skedsmo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6598615 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arild Skedsmo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arild |
| FAMILY NAME | Skedsmo |
| SIGNATURE | SKEDSMO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Nations Children's Fund India |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Changing Meaning of Small Arms in Nuer Society
The economic value, social status and symbolic meaning of small arms are particular and temporal in nature. This is demonstra ted through a historical account of the dynamics of cultural change and adaptation in Nuer society. Specifically, the article shows how attitudes towards small arms shif ted over time from a positive valuation of guns as prestigious objects, to ambivalence between the need for protection and the experience of increased loc…
No prominent works on this page.
The Changing Meaning of Small Arms in Nuer Society
The economic value, social status and symbolic meaning of small arms are particular and temporal in nature. This is demonstra ted through a historical account of the dynamics of cultural change and adaptation in Nuer society. Specifically, the article shows how attitudes towards small arms shif ted over time from a positive valuation of guns as prestigious objects, to ambivalence between the need for protection and the experience of increased loc…
Ambivalence (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Gun Ownership and Violence Research (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Lawlessness (1 work) · Meaning (existential (1 work)