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This book is for scholars and activists who want to understand how personal narratives of genocide and intractable war can be harnessed to promote peace, repairing toxic relationships between 'enemies.' It provides rich examples of such narratives, including dialogical ways to face and overcome societal challenges when working toward peace.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Personal Narratives in the Context of Genocide and War; 2. Collective Identity, Perceptions of the Enemy, and Personal Narratives; 3. Coping, or Not, with Genocide and War; 4. Conceptualizations of Positive Peace and Reconciliation; 5. Personal Narratives of Genocide and War and Their Connections to Peacebuilding or Peace Obstruction: Our Theoretical Model; 6. Personal Narratives connected to the Holocaust; 7. Personal Narratives in the Jewish-Arab and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Contexts; 8. Personal Narratives in the Jewish-Jewish Conflict Context; 9. Personal Narratives of Genocide and Intractable War: Research Implications; 10. Personal Narratives of Genocide and Intractable War: Concrete Ideas for Peacebuilding and Reconciliation; References; Index.
About the author
Julia Chaitin is Professor Emerita at Sapir College and a dedicated peace activist. Her notable publications include Peace Building in Israel and Palestine (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) and Routine Emergency: The Meaning of Life for Israelis Living along the Gaza Border (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, with Steinberg, Avlagon, and Steinberg).Elad Avlagon is a social worker and independent researcher. His notable publications include Routine Emergency: The Meaning of Life for Israelis Living along the Gaza Border (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, with Chaitin, Steinberg, and Steinberg).
Summary
This book is for scholars and activists who want to understand how personal narratives of genocide and intractable war can be harnessed to promote peace, repairing toxic relationships between 'enemies.' It provides rich examples of such narratives, including dialogical ways to face and overcome societal challenges when working toward peace.
Foreword
Presents personal narratives of people suffering from genocide and intractable war and uses these as tools for promotion of peace.
