From the Ashes of History : Collective Trauma and the Making of International Politics.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lerner, Adam B.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2022.
Subjects:	International relations > Philosophy. Collective memory > Psychological aspects. Psychic trauma. Mémoire collective > Aspect psychologique. Traumatisme psychique. International relations > Philosophy Psychic trauma Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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 : post-traumatic stress disorder and the collectivization of US combat trauma ; Conclusion.