Reconstructing lives was written in an attempt to establish a more holistic approach to rehabilitation of war-injured, one that can adjust to the patients' long-term needs.
Characterised with this aim, the book is not only a description of the daily realities of patients during and after rehabilitation, but it seeks to develop a new way to perceive them, respect them and involve them in the health care.
The book follows Syrian and Iraqi war-injured civilians in their journey to recovery. Their journey starts with the injury, takes them to the MSF (Doctors Without Borders)-run hospital in Jordan where they undergo treatments, and ends with their return home. Throughout this journey victims of war creatively use internal and external resources to reconstruct their new selves.
By:
Vanja Kovacic Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 426g ISBN:9781526161611 ISBN 10: 1526161613 Series:Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches Pages: 176 Publication Date:11 January 2022 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Vanja Kovacic is a researcher at Mdecins Sans Frontires/Centre de Rflexion sur l'Action et les Savoirs Humanitaires (MSF/CRASH)