War in the city: lessons learnt for the new century of urban disasters in War: Global Assessment, Public Attitudes and Psychosocial Effects

Author(s)
Grünewald, F.
Publication language
English
Pages
189pp
Date published
01 Sep 2013
Publisher
Nova publishers
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Urban

In this book, the authors discuss the global assessment, public attitudes and psychosocial effects of war. Topics include war and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder; an examination of war zones and economic challenges facing Germany during the first World War; auto-reflection on the processes of cultural rememoration from the Spanish Civil War; extreme violence and war in urban settings; and the influence of war and the economy upon presidential election outcomes during the post-WWII period of 1948-2012. (Imprint: Nova)

  • Chapter 1 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Hope and Challenges for Recovery (pp. 1-44)
  • Chapter 2 - War Zones, Economic Challenges, and Well-being – Perspectives on Germany during the First World War (pp. 45-86)
  • Chapter 3 - Auto-Reflection on the Processes of Cultural Re-Memoration in the Contemporary Spanish Memory Novel (pp. 87-122)
    ***Open Access Chapter. Free Download Available***
  • Chapter 4 - War in the City: Lessons Learnt for the New Century of Urban Disasters (pp. 123-156)
    Authors / Editors: (François Grünewald, Groupe URD, La Fontaine des Marins, Plaisians, France)
  • Chapter 5 - War Casualties, Macroeconomic Time Inconsistency, and the Presidential Vote (pp. 157-172)
     

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