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Reconstructing trauma and meaning : life narratives of survivors of political violence during Apartheid in South Africa / by Ileana Carmen Rogobete.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rogobete, Ileana, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Apartheid--South Africa--Psychological aspects.
- Apartheid.
- Political violence--South Africa--Psychological aspects.
- Political violence.
- South Africa--History--1961-1994--Biography.
- South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Repressive regimes, regardless of their nature and geographic location, have a destructive and dehumanizing effect on people's lives. Oppression and political violence shatter victims' identities, their relationships, communities and the meaning of their world as a safe and coherent place. However, while some people suffer traumatising long term effects, others become stronger and more resilient, able to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of tragedy. Reconstructing Trauma and Meaning is an invitation to revisit, bear witness and listen to the stories of suffering and healing of survivors of
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-8195-3
- OCLC:
- 921217098
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