Justin Schon

Surviving the War in Syria

Survival Strategies in a Time of Conflict

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 245
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9781108829229
• ISBN-10: 1108829228
• Artikelnr.: 64230758

Autorenporträt

Justin Schon is Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Florida, where his work focuses on the modelling of migration, armed conflict, and development. He is the author of articles in the Journal of Peace Research, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Refugee Studies, Civil Wars, International Interactions, Political Geography, and Journal of Social Structure.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. How civilians protect themselves
1. Theory of civilian survival strategies
2. Interviewing Syrian refugees
3. Who has violent experiences? The reinforcing misfortunes of dangerous locations and dangerous connections
4. How psychological transformations change conflict understandings: narrative evolution vs. narrative rupture
5. How wasta provides opportunity to act safely
6. Why and how people share information during conflict
7. Choosing when to migrate
8. Conclusion