Through case studies that examine historical and contemporary crises across the world, the contributing writers to this volume explore the cultural and social construction of trauma. How do some events get coded as traumatic and others which seem equally painful and dramatic not? Why do culpable groups often escape being categorised as perpetrators? These are just some of the important questions answered in this collection. Some of the cases analysed include Mao's China, the Holocaust, the Katyn Massacre and the Kosovo trauma. Expanding the pioneering cultural approach to trauma, this book will be of interest to scholars and postgraduate students of sociology.
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781594518874
eBay Product ID (ePID)
158315814
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Sexual Abuse
Author
Jeffrey C. Alexander, Elizabeth Butler Breese, Ronald Eyerman
Publication Name
Narrating Trauma: on the Impact of Collective Suffering
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, Sociology, Politics
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
431g
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Jeffrey C. Alexander, Elizabeth Butler Breese, Ronald Eyerman
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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