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Transforming Societies after Political Violence: Truth, Reconciliation, and Mental Health
Brandon Hamber
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Description for Transforming Societies after Political Violence: Truth, Reconciliation, and Mental Health
hardcover. This book explores the relationship between the individual and the political and social contexts in which victims of violence find themselves. It delves into the complex interplay between individual psychological processes and macro-political interventions. Series: Peace Psychology Book Series. Num Pages: 249 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSL; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Paraphrasing Descartes, we may say that one method is to take the reader into your conf idence by explaining to him how you arrived at your discovery; the other is to bully him into accepting a conclusion by parading a series of propositions which he must accept and which lead to it. The first method allows the reader to re-think your own thoughts in their natural order. It is an autobiographical style. Writing in this style, you include, not what you had for breakfast on the day of your discovery, but any significant consideration which helped you arrive at your ... Read more
Paraphrasing Descartes, we may say that one method is to take the reader into your conf idence by explaining to him how you arrived at your discovery; the other is to bully him into accepting a conclusion by parading a series of propositions which he must accept and which lead to it. The first method allows the reader to re-think your own thoughts in their natural order. It is an autobiographical style. Writing in this style, you include, not what you had for breakfast on the day of your discovery, but any significant consideration which helped you arrive at your ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
Series
Peace Psychology Book Series
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387894263
SKU
V9780387894263
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About Brandon Hamber
Brandon Hamber, Ph.D. was born in South Africa and currently works in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was trained as a clinical psychologist in South Africa and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Ulster. He is the Director of INCORE (International Conflict Research Institute), an associate site of the United Nations University based at the University of Ulster. He coordinated the Transition and ... Read more
Reviews for Transforming Societies after Political Violence: Truth, Reconciliation, and Mental Health
From the reviews: "Hamber brings an acute clinical sensibility and sophisticated research mind to a complex problem: state handling of reconciliation after a catastrophic upheaval. … his main focus in this book is the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process. … a must read for any psychologist working with trauma survivors, especially postconflict trauma survivors. It ... Read more