Trauma Culture

Trauma Culture
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 208
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ISBN-10 : 0813535913
ISBN-13 : 9780813535913
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Book Synopsis Trauma Culture by : E. Ann Kaplan

Download or read book Trauma Culture written by E. Ann Kaplan and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E. Ann Kaplan explores the relationship between the impact of trauma on individuals and on entire cultures and nations. Arguing that humans possess a need to draw meaning from personal experience and to communicate what happens to others, she examines the forms that are used to bridge the experience.


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