Killing in the Name of Identity A Study of Bloody Conflicts

Name: Killing in the Name of Identity A Study of Bloody Conflicts
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ISBN: 9780972887571

ISBN-10: 0972887571

ISBN-13: 9780972887571

Edition: 2006

Authors: Vamik D. Volkan

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Why do they hate us so? Vamik Volkan has the most compelling, humane, and universal response to the riddle of our time. In this extraordinary and timely book, Volkan explains better than anyone the relationship between large-group identities and massive traumas and current events and ongoing conflicts around the world, including those related to the horrific attacks of 9/11.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Pitchstone LLC
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 307
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English



Introduction



Georgia on My Mind



Massive Trauma in the Republic of Georgia



Three Generations at the Golden Fleece



Waiting Ten Years to Mourn or Not Mourn



More on Refugees and Their Linking Objects



"Have You Read Sophie's Choice?"



Societal Trauma and Transgenerational Transmissions



From Natural Disasters to Ethnic Cleansing



AWON and Four Thousand Gold Stars



"Hot Places," Memorials, Apologies, and Forgiveness



The Bataan Death March and Animal Killings



The Political Ideology of Entitlement and "Chosen," "Acute," and "Hot" Traumas



Identities Side by Side: Is Coexistence Possible?



From Formal to Unofficial Diplomacy: An Overview



From Theory to Practice: The Tree Model



A Fourth of July Party with Heavy Artillery Fire


Notes


Bibliography


Index