Beyond Trauma : Cultural and Societal Dynamics Hardback
Edited by Rolf J. Kleber, Charles R. Figley, Berthold P.R. Gersons
Part of the Springer Series on Stress and Coping series
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The editors of Beyond Trauma: Cultural and Societal Dynamics have created a volume that goes beyond the individual's psychological dynamics of trauma, exploring its social, cultural, politica!, and ethical dimensions from an international as well as a global perspective.
In the opening address as International Chair of the First World Conference of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies on Trauma and Tragedy: The Origins, Management, and Prevention of Traumatic Stress in Today's World, June 22-26, 1992, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the conference that formed the foundation for the col lected chapters in this volume, 1 commented: This meeting is a landmark in accomplishing the Society's universal mission.
Our distinguished International Scientific Advisory Committee and Honor ary Committee, whose membership was drawn from over 60 countries, the cooperation of six United Nations bodies, and the participation anei endorse ment of numerous nongovernmental organizations and institutions attest to the Society's emerging presence as a major international forum for profes sionals of ali disciplines working with victims and trauma survivors.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:313 pages, XVIII, 313 p.
- Publisher:Springer Science+Business Media
- Publication Date:30/11/1995
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- ISBN:9780306450587
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:313 pages, XVIII, 313 p.
- Publisher:Springer Science+Business Media
- Publication Date:30/11/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9780306450587
