From the National Book Award winner, a powerful and timely
rumination on how we can draw on historical examples of “survivor
power” to understand the upheaval and death caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic—and collectively heal "Lifton shows us why we
must confront reality in order to save democracy." —Peter
Balakian, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Ozone Journal In
this moving and ultimately hopeful meditation on the psychological
aftermath of catastrophe, award-winning psychiatrist Robert Jay
Lifton calls forth his life’s work to show us how to cope with
the lasting effects and legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic. The result
is a thought-provoking examination of life in the face of COVID-19
from one of the most profound thinkers of our time. When the people
of Hiroshima experienced the unspeakable horror of the atomic
bombing, they responded by creating an activist “city of
peace.” Survivors of the Nazi death camps took the lead in
combating mass killing of any kind and converted their experience
into art and literature that demonstrated the resilience of the
human spirit. Drawing on the remarkably life-affirming responses of
survivors of such atrocities, Lifton, “one of the world’s
foremost thinkers on why we humans do such awful things to each
other” (Bill Moyers), shows readers how we can carry on and live
meaningful lives even in the face of the tragic and the absurd.
Surviving Our Catastrophes offers compelling examples of
“survivor power” and makes clear that we will not move forward
by denying the true extent of the pandemic’s destruction.
Instead, we must truly reckon with COVID-19’s effects on
ourselves and society—and find individual and collective forms of
renewal.
General
| Imprint: |
The New Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2023 |
| Authors: |
Robert Jay Lifton
|
| Dimensions: |
190 x 133mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-62097-815-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-62097-815-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781620978153 |
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