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Social work in extremis : lessons for social work internationally / edited by Michael Lavalette and Vasilios Ioakimidis

Published
Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (199 pages)
Additional Creators
Lavalette, Michael and Ioakimidis, Vasilios
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Language Note
English.
Contents
List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction Social work in extremis -- disaster capitalism, 'social shocks' and 'popular social work'; 1 'Popular social work' in the Palestinian West Bank: dispatches from the front line; 2 Samidoun: grassroots welfare and popular resistance in Beirut during the 33-Day War of 2006; 3 Grassroots community organising in a post-disaster context: lessons for social work education from Ilias, Greece; 4 Grassroots community social work with the 'unwanted': the case of Kinisi and the rights of refugees and migrants in Patras, Greece., 5 In search of emancipatory social work practice in contemporary Colombia: working with the despalzados in Bogota6 Addressing social conflicts in Sri Lanka: social development interventions by a people's organisation; 7 International organisations, social work and war: a 'frog's perspective' reflection on the bird's eye view; 8 Welfare under warfare: the Greek struggle for emancipatory social welfare (1940-44); 9 Social welfare services to protect elderly victims of war in Cyprus; 10 Worker's eye view of neoliberalism and Hurricane Katrina., and 11 Social work, social development and practice legitimacy in Central AsiaConclusion Social work in extremis -- some general conclusions; References; Index.
Summary
This important book looks at social work responses in different countries to extreme social, economic and political situations including war situations, military regimes, earthquakes and tsunamis.
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ISBN
9781847427199 paperback
1847427197 electronic book
1847427189
9781847427182
1447303555
9781447303558
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.
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