International handbook of multigenerational legacies of trauma /

In this extraordinary new text, an international array of scholars explore the enduring legacy of such social shocks as war, genocide, slavery, tyranny, crime, and disease. Among the cases addressed are - instances of genocide in Turkey, Cambodia, and Russia - the plight of the families of Holocaust...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Danieli, Yael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, ©1998.
Series:Plenum series on stress and coping.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In this extraordinary new text, an international array of scholars explore the enduring legacy of such social shocks as war, genocide, slavery, tyranny, crime, and disease. Among the cases addressed are - instances of genocide in Turkey, Cambodia, and Russia - the plight of the families of Holocaust survivors, atomic bomb survivors in Japan, and even the children of Nazis - the long-term effects associated with the Vietnam War and the war in Yugoslavia - and the psychology arising from the legacy of slavery in America.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 710 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781475755671 (electronic bk.)
1475755678 (electronic bk.)