Life Beyond Survival : Social Forms of Coping After the Tsunami in War-affected Eastern Sri Lanka /

At the heart of this in-depth ethnographic study lie the daily life situations of tsunami survivors in war-torn, eastern Sri Lanka. Each chapter is built around the empirical themes derived from the stories and recollections of Tamil women and their families during their stay in relief camps, antici...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thurnheer, Katharina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript Verlag, [2014]
Colección:Kultur und soziale Praxis
Temas:
2004
Indian Ocean Tsunami, 2004 > Social aspects > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District.
Tsunami relief > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District.
Women and war > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District.
Women disaster victims > Rehabilitation > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District.
Indien, Tsunami de l'océan, 2004 > Aspect social > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa (District)
Secours aux victimes de tsunamis > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa (District)
Femmes et guerre > Sri Lanka > Batticaloa (District)
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Social aspects.
Tsunami relief.
Women and war.
Women disaster victims > Rehabilitation.
Bewältigung
Tsunami
Lager > Unterkunft
Überlebender
Lebensbedingungen
Indian Ocean.
Sri Lanka > Batticaloa District.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Transliteration and Presentation Manner
  • Map 1: Sri Lanka
  • Prologue: The Day of the Two Suns
  • Chapter One: Introduction
  • Chapter Two: A Transitional Place
  • The Post-Tsunami Relief Camps
  • Chapter Three: The Tsunami's Gender Face
  • Chapter Four: Family Ties
  • Striving for Control in an Upset World
  • Chapter Five: Dealing with Aid and Anticipating New Homes
  • Chapter Six: A New Beginning
  • Chapter Seven: Paittiyam
  • Risking Madness
  • Chapter Eight: Closing Words
  • Appendices
  • References.

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