Ghosts Within: A Genealogy of War Trauma in Turkey

Abstract Tracing the historical trajectories of war traumatology in Turkey, this paper develops a genealogy of the recent institutionalization of the diagnostic category of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Turkish military psychiatry and the state's welfare system. A complex blend of ec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association. - Indiana University Press, 2014. - 2(2015), 2, Seite 259-280
1. Verfasser:	Aciksoz, Salih Can (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Veröffentlicht:	2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Journal of the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association
Schlagworte:	Behavioral sciences Political science History Health sciences


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