The political psychology of war rape : studies from Bosnia and Herzegovina / / Inger Skjelsbæk

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790480403321
• Autore: Skjelsbæk Inger
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-283-45943-4; 9786613459435; 1-136-62092-3; 0-203-69561-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Collana: War, politics and experience
• Disciplina: 949.703
• Soggetti: Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Atrocities - Bosnia and Hercegovina; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Women - Bosnia and Hercegovina; Rape as a weapon of war - Bosnia and Hercegovina; Women - Abuse of - Bosnia and Hercegovina; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Psychological aspects; Sex role - Bosnia and Hercegovina
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Designing a study of the aftermath of the war rapes in Bosnia -- 3. Victim and survivor: narrated social identities of women who experienced rape during the war -- 4. What do we know about war rapes before the 1990s? -- 5. The turning points in the 1990s which created a new understanding of war rape -- 6. The first generation of systematic documentation of sexual violence in war 1990-1998: naming the unnameable and understanding the incomprehensible -- 7. Therapeutic work with victims of sexual violence in war and post-war -- 8. Traditions and transitions: perceptions of 'good womanhood' among 20 Bosnian focus group participants -- 9. Beyond Bosnia: international efforts to move from accounting to accountability -- 10. The political psychology of war rape -- Notes -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a conceptual framework for understanding war rape and its impact, through empirical examination of the case of Bosnia. Providing a contextual understanding of sexual violence in war, and situating Bosnian war rape in relation to subsequent conflicts, the book offers a methodological outline of how sexual violence in war can be studied from a political-psychological perspective. It presents empirical findings from the field that show what war rape can entail in the aftermath of armed conflict for victims and their communities. Through its comprehensive