Screen LibraryWar and embodied memory : becoming disabled in Sierra Leone /
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xi, 258 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781409442103 (hbk. : alk. paper) : 1409442101 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781409442110 (ebook) 140944211X (ebook) |
| Index Number: | UB365 |
| CLC: | D749.986.9 |
| Call Number: | D749.986.9/B497 |
| Contents: | Setting the scene: locating disability in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- Locating Sierra Leone -- The political background of development -- NGOs and aid -- Government responses to disabled citizens -- Amputee and war-wounded: access to development or aid? -- Research aims and project summary -- Intersections between anthropology, disability, development and conflict -- Introduction -- Situating the research in disability studies -- Development, disability and conflict -- Conclusion -- A general historical and socio-cultural analysis of impairment and disability in Sierra Leone -- Introduction -- The traditional model of disability -- Impairment, disability and witchcraft -- The Atlantic slave trade and impairment -- Slavery and the foundations of colonialism -- The missionary, voluntary societies and healthcare segregation -- The 20th century and the individual medical model of disability -- Conclusion -- The political background of the creation of disability -- Introduction -- The political background of the Sierra Leonean conflict -- Why amputation? -- The end of violence and impairment? -- Conclusion -- Rebuilding and rehabilitating the nation state: creating national memory and disabled subjectivity? -- Introduction -- Anomaly and the link to "truth" -- The creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) -- Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) -- A special court for Sierra Leone -- Reparations -- Reparations from Charles Taylor and the diamond industry? -- Conclusion -- Rebuilding the social world -- Introduction -- Shelter, land, living together and settlement sites -- Employment and education -- Medical care -- "An empty bag cannot stand alone": food security, agriculture and water -- Begging -- Multiple activities: multiple needs -- Conclusion -- Managing life as an individual -- Introduction -- "I got my problem" -- The role of religion -- Ngos and gaining courage -- Conclusion -- Disability mainstreaming and social activism -- Introduction -- Mainstreaming disability? -- Disabled people's social activism and the commodification of disability? -- "Disability" and socio-cultural resources -- Conclusion -- Reparations, reintegration and peace -- The impact of reparations and reconciliation -- Contested and closing memories -- Corporate social responsibility and corruption -- Disability, development and the future -- In conclusion -- Introduction -- The big picture -- Main themes -- Disability, poverty and rights?. |