Healing Communities in Conflict [Hardcover]

Kimberly A. Maynard (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 1999

From Rwanda to Bosnia-Herzegovina to Kosovo and beyond, devastating human tragedies have torn apart communities -- and too often, the international response has been ineffective. Here now is a wealth of pragmatic information on how the international community can help these regions rebuild their communities.

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Review

A valuable and essential book to read for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners who work in the field of complex human emergencies.

(Ethnic Conflict Research Digest )

Maynard's study takes a critical look at international relief efforts in communities ruptured by violent internal conflict -- what relief workers call 'complex emergencies.'

(Journal of Social Work Education )

Maynard, perhaps uniquely qualified by virtue of more than 20 years'experience working on the ground in areas such as Rwanda, Tajikstan, Somalia, Zaire, and others, offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look at the context and scope of these types of conflicts.

(J. L. Twigg Choice )

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The authority of Maynard's extensive experience in dealing with crisis like these coupled with her pathbreaking insights into how our changing world works makes this book uniquely valuable for a scholar, practitioner and policymaker alike.

(Harold H. Saunders, Director of International Affairs at the Kettering Foundation and former Assistant Secretary of State )

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (May 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231112785
• ISBN-13: 978-0231112789
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,923,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Some grim reading, July 23, 2004

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This review is from: Healing Communities in Conflict (Hardcover)

Maynard gives a thoughtful explanation of how international relief efforts can help to heal regions torn apart by bloody conflict. She describes the worst such in recent times, Rwanda, where genocide truly was a literal label. But also studied are Yugoslavia, Somalia and Congo, though the latter is referred to by Mobutu's name, Zaire. Perhaps it is a measure of the depth of bloodshed that Northern Ireland does not even make the cut. Correctly, for it was a walk in the park compared to the other regions. Even Israel/Palestine rates only cursory mention.

She talks about how external aid and sometimes peacekeepers are used to delicately stitch back areas into functioning communities. Not a very upbeat book, by its very nature.