Description
| Product ID: | 9781529395020 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Truth and Repair |
| Subtitle: | How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice |
| Authors: | Author: Judith Herman |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Crime and criminology, Psychology, Criminal justice law, Public health and safety law, Therapy and therapeutics, Crime & criminology, Psychology, Criminal justice law, Public health & safety law, Therapy & therapeutics |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A powerful exploration of what justice truly means for survivors of sexual violence, abuse, and trauma. Part manifesto, part exploration of what justice truly means for survivors of trauma and abuse, Judith Herman forces us to reconsider our perspective on victims, revealing uncomfortable truths about our justice systems and proposing new ways to implement justice. A follow-up to the bestselling Trauma and Recovery the book is divided into three parts, Part One :Power, examines the structure and nature of tyranny, patriarchy and white supremacy; Part Two: Visions of Justice, reveals how our current system is woefully ill-equipped for victims and corrects our misguided assumptions about what survivors need in the aftermath of violence, and finally in Part Three: Centring Survivor Justice, Herman proposes alternative methods of justice, offering hopeful new ways to think about its meanings and possibilities. |
| Imprint Name: | Basic Books |
| Publisher Name: | John Murray Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-02-15 |
