
Reconstructing Lives
Victims of War in the Middle East and MeDecins Sans FrontieRes
Vanja Kovacic(Author)
Manchester University Press
Published on 18. January 2022
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-5261-6161-1 (ISBN)
Description
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. -- .
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. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
11 black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
435 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-6161-1 (9781526161611)
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Person
Vanja Kovacic is a researcher at Medecins Sans Frontieres/Centre de Reflexion sur l'Action et les Savoirs Humanitaires (MSF/CRASH) -- .
Content
Introduction
1 Anthropological research at Medecins Sans Frontieres' Reconstructive Surgery Programme
2 In the Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital
3 Patients and their history
4 Patients' reflections on care at the Reconstructive Surgery Programme
5 Patients' views on the quality of life
6 Reflection on the rehabilitation of civilian victims of war and beyond
Epilogue -- .
1 Anthropological research at Medecins Sans Frontieres' Reconstructive Surgery Programme
2 In the Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital
3 Patients and their history
4 Patients' reflections on care at the Reconstructive Surgery Programme
5 Patients' views on the quality of life
6 Reflection on the rehabilitation of civilian victims of war and beyond
Epilogue -- .