Victims of Political Violence and Terrorism: Making Up Resilient Survivors

by William McGowan

Book Overview

This book examines the survivors of political violence and terrorism, considering both how they have responded and how they have been responded to following critical incidents. As this work demonstrates, survivors of comparatively rare and spectacular violence hold a mirror up to society's normative assumptions around trauma, recovery, and resilience.

Drawing on two years of observational field research with a British NGO who work with victims...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036772247X
• ISBN13: 9780367722470
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"