Victims of Political Violence and Terrorism

Name: Victims of Political Violence and Terrorism
Brand: Taylor & Francis > Liverpool John Moores Universit

Taylor & Francis > Liverpool John Moores Universit

Victims of Political Violence and TerrorismMaking Up Resilient Survivors\nAuthor(s): William McGowan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367722463, 978-0367722463\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the survivors of political violence and terrorism, considering both how they have responded and how they have been responded to following critical incidents. As this work demonstrates, survivors of comparatively rare and spectacular violence hold a mirror up to societys normative assumptions around trauma, recovery, and resilience.\n\nDrawing on two years of observational field research with a British NGO who work with victims and former perpetrators of PVT, this book explores contested notions of resilience and what it might mean for those negotiating the aftermaths of violence. Examining knowledge about resilience from a multitude of sources, including security policy, media, academic literature, and the survivors themselves.