The political psychology of war rape : studies from Bosnia-Herzegovina / Inger Skjelsbæk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skjelsbæk, Inger.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

War, politics and experience

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Atrocities--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Women--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Rape as a weapon of war--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Rape as a weapon of war.

Psychological aspects.

Women--Abuse of.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Women--Abuse of--Bosnia and Hercgovina.

Women.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Psychological aspects.

Sex role--Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

xvi, 172 pages ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Contents:

Designing a study of the aftermath of the war rapes in Bosnia

Victim and survivor : narrated social identities of women who experienced rape during the war

What do we know about war rapes before the 1990s?

The turning points in the 1990s which created a new understanding of war rape

The first generation of systematic documentation of sexual violence in war 1990-1998 : naming the unnamable and understanding the incomprehensible

Therapeutic work with victims of sexual violence war and post-war

Traditions and transitions : perceptions of "good womanhood" among twenty Bosnian focus group participants

Beyond Bosnia : international efforts to move from accounting to accountability

The political psychology of war rape.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

0415671175

9780415671170

9780203695616

0203695615

OCLC:

690089979

Publisher Number:

99945109318