Searching for Normal in the Wake of the Liberian War

by Sharon Alane Abramowitz

At the end of Liberia's thirteen-year civil war, the devastated population struggled to rebuild their country and come to terms with their experiences of violence. During the first decade of postwar reconstruction, hundreds of humanitarian organizations created programs that were intended to heal trauma, prevent gendered violence, rehabilitate former soldiers, and provide psychosocial care to the transitioning populace. But the implementation of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812246268
• ISBN13: 9780812246261
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"