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      Abramowitz, Sharon Alane.

      Searching for normal in the wake of the Liberian war / Sharon Alane Abramowitz. — 1st ed.

      p. cm. — (Pennsylvania studies in human rights)

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-0-8122-4626-1 (hardcover : alk. paper)

      1. Social psychology—Liberia. 2. Postwar reconstruction—Liberia. 3. Mental health—Liberia—International relations. 4. Psychic trauma—Liberia. 5. Women—Violence against—Liberia. 6. Liberia—Social conditions—1980– 7. Liberia—History—Civil War, 1989–1996—Psychological aspects. 8. Liberia—History—Civil War, 1999–2003—Psychological aspects. I. Title. II. Series: Pennsylvania studies in human rights.

      HM1027.L7A27 2014

      306.09666209′04—dc23

      2014004863

       For Judy and Jacob Abramowitz,Gertrude and Jerome Eisenbruck,and Myron Wolk

      Contents

       List of Abbreviations

       1. Searching for Normal in the Wake of the Liberian War

       2. Clusters, Coordination, and Health Sector Transitions

       3. Trauma and the New Normal

       4. Individual Interventions

       5. The GBV Proxy

       6. Ex-Combatant Rehabilitation

       7. Redemption Time

       8. The Healers

       Notes

       Bibliography

       Index

       Acknowledgments