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Surviving the war in Syria : survival strategies in a time of conflict

Title
Surviving the war in Syria : survival strategies in a time of conflict / Justin Schon.
Author
Schon, Justin
Publication
  • Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
  • ©2021

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TextUse in library JFE 21-663Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Description
xii, 233 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"This book examines civilian survival strategies during conflict. Civilians select one or more survival strategies from a repertoire of available survival strategies. I focus on migration and community support specifically. To select either of these actions, civilians need motivation and opportunity. Evidence for this argument comes from interviews with over 200 Syrian refugees, Somali refugees, and secondary source materials. I find that motivation is driven by the processes of trauma, PTSD or PTG that violent experiences can trigger. With PTSD, people undergo narrative ruptures more quickly, whereas PTG delays narrative ruptures. Opportunity, meanwhile, is driven by whether people hold an advantaged social status, which is often referred to as wasta in Syria"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : how civilians protect themselves -- A theory of civilian survival strategies -- Interviewing Syrian refugees -- Who has violent experiences? The reinforcing misfortunes of dangerous locations and dangerous connections -- How psychological transformations change conflict understandings : narrative evolution vs. narrative rupture -- How wasta provides opportunity to act safely -- Why and how people share information during conflict -- Choosing when to migrate -- Conclusion.
Call Number
JFE 21-663
ISBN
  • 9781108842518
  • 1108842518
  • 9781108829229
  • 1108829228
  • 9781108909716 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2020017431
OCLC
1152384763
Author
Schon, Justin, author.
Title
Surviving the war in Syria : survival strategies in a time of conflict / Justin Schon.
Publisher
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
2011
Other Form:
Online version: Schon, Justin Surviving the war in Syria Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020. 9781108909716 (DLC) 2020017432
Research Call Number
JFE 21-663
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