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ISBN-10: 1541600541
ISBN-13: 9781541600546
Publisher: Basic Books
Publish Date: 03/14/2023
Dimensions: 8.40" L, 5.70" W, 1.20" H

Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice

Hardcover

Price: $28.00

Overview

From one of America’s most influential psychiatrists, an “extraordinary” and “profound” (New York Times) manifesto for reimagining justice for survivors of sexual trauma

The #MeToo movement brought worldwide attention to sexual violence, but while the media focused on the fates of a few notorious predators who were put on trial, we heard far less about the outcomes of those trials for the survivors of their abuse.

The conventional retributive process fails to serve most survivors; it was never designed for them. Renowned trauma expert Judith L. Herman argues that the first step toward a better form of justice is simply to ask survivors what would make things as right as possible for them. In Truth and Repair, she commits the radical act of listening to survivors. Recounting their stories, she offers an alternative vision of justice as healing for survivors and their communities.

Deeply researched and compassionately told, Truth and Repair envisions a new path to justice for all.

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"Through masterful storytelling, Judith Herman charts the course from trauma to justice and compels us to follow it. An inspiring and practical call to action, Truth and Repair celebrates survivors' wisdom and their power to heal themselves and the world we live in." –Anita Hill
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ISBN-10: 1541600541
ISBN-13: 9781541600546
Publisher: Basic Books
Publish Date: 03/14/2023
Dimensions: 8.40" L, 5.70" W, 1.20" H
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