Assault on the Soul: Women in the Former Yugoslavia Contributor(s): Sharratt, Sara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0789007703 ISBN-13: 9780789007704 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: Therapists, counselors, other mental health professionals, attorneys, and Justices of the International Criminal Tribunal shed light on women's recent wartime experience and make sense of their coping strategies in the face of atrocities against them. In addition to providing a historical document, the collection demonstrates the application of feminist theories and practice in a cultural context outside the US. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Family & Relationships | Prejudice - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 362.870 |
LCCN: 99028578 |
Physical Information: 188 pages |
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Publisher Description: Assault on the Soul: Women in the Former Yugoslavia sheds light upon women's wartime experiences and makes sense of their coping strategies in the face of the innumerable atrocities committed against them. This is the only book to present the experiences of therapists, counselors, and other mental health professionals along with attorneys and Justices of the International Criminal Tribunal in working from both psychological and legal perspectives with women in former Yugoslavia. The workers who relate their experiences come from both former Yugoslavia and other nations, representing countries such as Norway, Germany, Holland, Costa Rica and the United States. Focusing on this region offers you a look at applied feminist practice in a cultural context outside the United States or Northern European. Assault on the Soul contains an integration of feminist theories and practice in psychology, women's history, women's geography, and women's jurisprudence. This collection of articles is intended as a historical document, as assurance that both the plight of women and the role of women in bringing it to the attention of the international community and the justice system will not be erased. Assault on the Soul will help you serve your patients'needs by focusing on such issues as:
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