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Surviving the Bosnian genocide : the women of Srebrenica speak /

In July 1995, the Army of the Serbian Republic killed some 8,000 Bosnian men and boys in and around the town of Srebrenica -- the largest mass murder in Europe since World War II. Surviving the Bosnian Genocide is based on the testimonies of 60 female survivors of the massacre who were interviewed b...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leydesdorff, Selma
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Dutch
Publicado: Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In July 1995, the Army of the Serbian Republic killed some 8,000 Bosnian men and boys in and around the town of Srebrenica -- the largest mass murder in Europe since World War II. Surviving the Bosnian Genocide is based on the testimonies of 60 female survivors of the massacre who were interviewed by Dutch historian Selma Leydesdorff. The women, many of whom still live in refugee camps, talk about their lives before the Bosnian war, the events of the massacre, and the ways they have tried to cope with their fate. Drawing on their memories, though fragmented by trauma, the women tell of life and survival under extreme conditions, while recalling a time before the war when Muslims, Croats, and Serbs lived together peaceably. By giving them a voice, this book looks beyond the rapes, murders, and atrocities of that dark time to show the agency of these women during and after the war and their fight to uncover the truth of what happened at Srebrenica and why.
Notas:"Originally published as Selma Leydesdorff, De leegte achter ons laten : Een geschiedenis van de vrouwen van Srebrenica (Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2008)"--T.p. verso
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 242 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253005298
0253005299
0253018048
9780253018045