From the ashes of history : collective trauma and the making of international politics / Adam B. Lerner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lerner, Adam B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

Psychic trauma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Biography/History:

Adam B. Lerner is permanent Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London. He also serves as Deputy Director of Royal Holloway's Centre for International Security (RHISC).

Summary:

In From the Ashes of History, Adam B. Lerner looks at collective trauma as a foundational force in international politics--a "shock" to political cultures that can constitute new actors and shape decision-making over the long-term. While International Relations scholarship has largely dismissed non-systematic, latent phenomena like trauma, Lerner argues that collective trauma can help draw the lines between international political groups and frame the logics of international political action. Drawing on three historical cases that uncover the impact of collective trauma in Indian, Israeli, and American foreign policymaking, From the Ashes of History demonstrates the broad utility of collective trauma as a theoretical lens for investigating how mass violence's legacy can resurge and dissipate over time.

Contents:

Theoretical framework. Collective trauma and the making of international politics

Theorizing collective trauma

Collective trauma and identity : a necessary liaison

Three empirical cases. Colonialism as collective trauma : economic nationalism and autarkic state-building in India

Victimhood nationalism in Israel : the Eichmann trial's role in Israeli foreign policy discourse

Blurring the boundaries of war : PTSD and the collectivization of US combat trauma.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-762361-1

0-19-762362-X

0-19-762360-3