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As far back as we know, there have been individuals
incapacitated by memories that have filled them with sadness and
remorse, fright and horror, or a sense of irreparable loss. Only
recently, however, have people tormented with such recollections
been diagnosed as suffering from "post-traumatic stress disorder."
Here Allan Young traces this malady, particularly as it is suffered
by Vietnam veterans, to its beginnings in the emergence of ideas
about the unconscious mind and to earlier manifestations of
traumatic memory like shell shock or traumatic hysteria. In Young's
view, PTSD is not a timeless or universal phenomenon newly
discovered. Rather, it is a "harmony of illusions," a cultural
product gradually put together by the practices, technologies, and
narratives with which it is diagnosed, studied, and treated and by
the various interests, institutions, and moral arguments mobilizing
these efforts.
This book is part history and part ethnography, and it includes
a detailed account of everyday life in the treatment of Vietnam
veterans with PTSD. To illustrate his points, Young presents a
number of fascinating transcripts of the group therapy and
diagnostic sessions that he observed firsthand over a period of two
years. Through his comments and the transcripts themselves, the
reader becomes familiar with the individual hospital personnel and
clients and their struggle to make sense of life after a tragic
war. One observes that everyone on the unit is heavily invested in
the PTSD diagnosis: boundaries between therapist and patient are as
unclear as were the distinctions between victim and victimizer in
the jungles of Southeast Asia.
This book presents findings of a research on "Understanding
Uganda's political Corruption from a neo-patrimonial perspective."
For the case of Uganda where the actual power rests on a deeply
embedded patrimonial ideology, political corruption has become an
essential means by which the National Resistance Movement (NRM)
elites capture, retain and consolidate power hence corruption is
steadily gaining acceptance as a way of life. The book attempts to
look beyond "lack of political will" and analysed the interaction
between personal relations (informal networks of patronage and
social domination) and the formal framework of the central state to
the in which political power is wielded by the ruling elites. This
analysis will facilitate in understanding why political corruption
in Uganda persists despite numerous efforts to fight it, the
challenges and prospects of combating political corruption in
Uganda, and the role international donors can play to reduce
political corruption. Donors have also for many years been
reluctant to use their substantial economic assistance and
international diplomatic influence to press the government to
confront corrupt state elites.
Brian LeClair, a man broken by his own choices, is running from the
pain in his life. Trapped in a historic bed and breakfast during a
violent storm, LeClair spends three days with Mary, the innkeeper,
where he is forced to confront his beliefs, his purpose and his
heart. Three Days with Mary is an emotional journey of one man's
redemption and salvation, and his discovery of something we all
strive for, perfect love. "Perfect love is when you sacrifice your
own wants, needs and desires for someone else in order to enhance
their life... And when you find it, you hold on to it. You protect
it with every ounce of your being. Nothing can interfere with it."
"Three Days with Mary will change your life. Young will show you
the greatest love you can ever experience and make you want it
more." - Amber Benefield "Excellent new author I wanted more. Young
draws a picture with his words and makes you feel like you are
watching it happen. More, more more..." - Jodi Blancett, Author
"Young's writing is reminiscent of a Christian version of Nicholas
Sparks. He's not afraid to delve into the deepest areas of love and
sacrifice without losing the deep hope we still have through God.
His stories live in our hearts and our dreams long after you've
finished the story." - Dineen Miller, Spiritually Unequal Marriage
Robert Allan Young resides in the Dallas, Texas area where he works
for Bluefishtv. He is currently working on his third novel.
Publisher's Website: http:
//www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/ThreeDaysWithMary.html
Like its classic predecessor, "Asian Medical Systems," "Paths to
Asian Medical Knowledge" significantly expands the study of Asian
medicine. These essays ask how patients and practitioners know what
they know--what evidence of disease or health they consider
convincing and what cultural traditions and symbols guide their
thinking. Whether discussing Japanese anatomy texts, Islamic
humoralism, Ayurvedic clinical practice, or a variety of other
subjects, the authors offer an exciting range of information and
suggest new theoretical avenues for medical anthropology.
Recent work on empathy theory, research, and applications, by
scholars from disciplines ranging from neuroscience to
psychoanalysis. There are many reasons for scholars to investigate
empathy. Empathy plays a crucial role in human social interaction
at all stages of life; it is thought to help motivate positive
social behavior, inhibit aggression, and provide the affective and
motivational bases for moral development; it is a necessary
component of psychotherapy and patient-physician interactions. This
volume covers a wide range of topics in empathy theory, research,
and applications, helping to integrate perspectives as varied as
anthropology and neuroscience. The contributors discuss the
evolution of empathy within the mammalian brain and the development
of empathy in infants and children; the relationships among
empathy, social behavior, compassion, and altruism; the neural
underpinnings of empathy; cognitive versus emotional empathy in
clinical practice; and the cost of empathy. Taken together, the
contributions significantly broaden the interdisciplinary scope of
empathy studies, reporting on current knowledge of the
evolutionary, social, developmental, cognitive, and neurobiological
aspects of empathy and linking this capacity to human
communication, including in clinical practice and medical
education.
This stimulating collection of essays, a product of a dialogue
among anthropologists, sociologists, and philosopher-historians,
focuses on the newly created biomedical technologies and their
practical applications. Drawing on ethnographic and historical case
studies, the authors show how biomedical technologies are produced
through the agencies of tools and techniques, scientists and
doctors, funding bodies, patients, and the public. Despite shared
concerns, the authors achieve no consensus about their research
objectives, and deep epistemological divides clearly remain, making
for provocative reading.
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