Reconstructing lives : victims of war in the Middle East and Médecins Sans Frontières / Vanja Kovačič.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kovačić, Vanja, author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Humanitarianism (Series)

Humanitarianism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Médecins sans frontières (Association).

Civilian war casualties--Rehabilitation--Middle East.

Civilian war casualties.

Physician and patient--Middle East.

Physician and patient.

Rehabilitation.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

xi, 162 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"This book attempts to establish a more holistic approach to the rehabilitation of war-injured civilians, one that adjusts to the patients' long-term needs. Kovačič not only offers an insight into the daily realities of patients during and after rehabilitation, but seeks to develop a new way to perceive, respect and involve them in health care. Based on comprehensive interviews with patients and MSF staff, as well as extended field observations, Reconstructing lives follows Syrian and Iraqi war-injured civilians in their journey to recovery. From their improvised medical treatment in their home countries, to the MSF-run hospital in Amman Jordan, to their return home, Kovačič explores how individuals attempt to pick up the pieces of their previous lives, add new elements from their treatment and travel experiences, and finally establish a new reconstructed reality. The book explores how the interaction between MSF staff and their patients contributes to the immense task of healing that awaits victims of war. The reader visits the intimate medical and domestic spaces that usually remain closed to the outside observer, spaces rich with human contact, perceptions, emotions, conflicts and reconciliations"--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Anthropological research at Medecins Sans Frontieres' Reconstructive Surgery Programme

2. In the Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital

3. Patients and their history

4. Patients' reflections on care at the Reconstructive Surgery Programme

5. Patients' views on the quality of life

6. Reflection on the rehabilitation of civilian victims of war and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1526161613

9781526161611

OCLC:

1255217486