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Reconstructing Lives: Victims of War in the Middle East and MéDecins Sans FrontièRes - Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches (Hardback)
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Reconstructing Lives: Victims of War in the Middle East and MéDecins Sans FrontièRes - Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches (Hardback)

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Published: 18/01/2022
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This book attempts to establish a more holistic approach to the rehabilitation of war-injured civilians, one that adjusts to the patients’ long-term needs. Kovacic not only offers an insight into the daily realities of patients during and after rehabilitation, but seeks to develop a new way to perceive, respect and involve them in health care.

Based on comprehensive interviews with patients and MSF staff, as well as extended field observations, Reconstructing lives follows Syrian and Iraqi war-injured civilians in their journey to recovery. From their improvised medical treatment in their home countries, to the MSF-run hospital in Amman Jordan, to their return home, Kovacic explores how individuals attempt to pick up the pieces of their previous lives, add new elements from their treatment and travel experiences, and finally establish a new reconstructed reality.

The book explores how the interaction between MSF staff and their patients contributes to the immense task of healing that awaits victims of war. The reader visits the intimate medical and domestic spaces that usually remain closed to the outside observer, spaces rich with human contact, perceptions, emotions, conflicts and reconciliations.

Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9781526161611
Number of pages: 176
Weight: 426 g
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 11 mm

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