Historical trauma : psychological processes, contexts, and healing / Andreas Maercker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maercker, Andreas, 1960- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Psychological aspects.

History.

Collective trauma.

Psychic trauma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 317 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Historical trauma is a relatively new yet crucial area of study within psychology, history, and related disciplines. This book introduces the concept of historical trauma by providing a comprehensive overview of the latest vocabulary, seminal psychological concepts, and quantitative research in the field. By drawing together cross-disciplinary threads and examining eight global contexts of historical trauma, the author highlights a wide-ranging and rigorous body of research that further adds to our clinical understanding of the possible long-term effects of collective trauma. The chapters also explore remedies against the historical effects of trauma, which tend to go far beyond psycho-therapeutic interventions, especially when they are dedicated to the culture of remembrance or empowerment for disadvantaged young people. By revealing a wealth of new ideas that point to a pivotal moment in the evolution of social sciences, this volume can help transform the way psychologists serve victimized communities around the world"-- Cambridge University Press.

Contents:

First description of the historical trauma concept for Indigenous Americans

Holocaust survivors and their progeny

African Americans and extended HT concepts

Stalinist and post-Stalinist repression in Eastern Europe

Silenced mafia war victims in Italy

Rwanda : Genocide against the Tutsis

Cambodia : Genocide by the Khmer Rouge

Partition of India.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed December 9, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Maercker, Andreas, 1960- Historical trauma

ISBN:

9781009629744

1009629743

9781009629782

1009629786

OCLC:

1545082881

Publisher Number:

CIPO000290692

CIPO000293630

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license