{"product_id":"this-was-not-our-war-9780822333555","title":"This Was Not Our War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombines Bosnian women's personal testimony about the recent war and its aftermath with Ambassador Hunt's analysis of the U.S. government's appproach to the conflict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Here is history watched in its unfolding, then put on record. Women tell an astute listener what they saw, read, and remember even as their careful witness—at once an eloquent and tragic story—is enabled by the knowing attention of a seasoned diplomat and psychologist. This effort advances the kind of history Tolstoy urged be written—a narration of on-the-scene individuals rendered by one herself very much willing to be respectfully among them.”—\u003cb\u003eRobert Coles\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Medical Humanities and former James Agee Professor of Social Ethics, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e“I met Swanee Hunt as a diplomat in Vienna. I worked beside her as an activist in the Balkans. Now I know her as a writer, addressing a world sorely in need of her message of challenge and hope. Her words resonate with the authenticity of an observer and advocate who has devoted not only attention, time, and position, but also soul.”—\u003cb\u003eQueen Noor \u003c\/b\u003eof Jordan, humanitarian activist for world peace and justice and best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eLeap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Swanee Hunt is a diplomat, human rights advocate, and teacher. With \u003ci\u003eThis Was Not Our War \u003c\/i\u003eshe shows she is also a gifted listener and writer. In these pages, Hunt captures the rationales and rationalizations for war as well as the despair and stirring dignity of twenty-six women who lived through the Bosnian horrors. Hunt lets the women speak for themselves, telling the story of Bosnia’s descent and recovery their way, and, in so doing, she shows just how vital their voices, insights, and talents will be in rebuilding Bosnia and its shattered lives.”—\u003cb\u003eSamantha Power\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning \u003ci\u003e“A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An important and well-written book that is a ‘must read’ for anyone interested in the Balkans, anthropology of conflict, and international affairs.” -- Aleksandra Sasha Milicevic * International Feminist Journal of Politics *\u003cbr\u003e“With lessons for virtually all societies struggling with civil strife or tensions arising of unsettled histories of violence and injury, the women, mediated by Swanee Hunt’s perceptive and empathetic ear, tell us that reconciliation will require three things: telling the truth, imposing justice, and remembering that the perpetrators are human.” -- Franke Wilmer * Peace \u0026amp; Change *\u003cbr\u003e“Hunt brilliantly and insightfully succeeds in relating the voices of the women whom she calls her friends and who, in turn, become familiar to the reader through the sharing of their own personal experiences.” -- Stephanie Anne-Gaelle Vieille * Millennium *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThis Was Not Our War \u003c\/i\u003eis replete with quotes from scores of Yugoslavian women-Christians, Muslims, Jews-and is a fine example of oral history. It is pertinent and ought to be acquired by all libraries of schools teaching twentieth century history, women's studies, religious studies, or multiculturalism.\" -- Edward Grosek * Catholic Library World *\u003cbr\u003e\"Hunt, who was President Clinton's ambassador to Austria, has put together interviews with 26 Bosnian women. They come from different backgrounds but share an emotional strength and a generosity of spirit, a dignity and humanity, that together make the case for a greater role for women in the politics of their societies-and make the rest of the world's hesitancy to intervene to defend human rights in Bosnia very had to justify.\" -- Stanley Hoffmann * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\"The women whose stories are included in the book represent a wide cross-section of Bosnian society. . . . Their bold, painful and sometimes appalling stories are accompanied by strikingly mournful photographs. . . . \u003ci\u003eThis Was Not Our War\u003c\/i\u003e is not solely a book about the war. It's also a book about dignity, the human spirit, generosity, courage, and even about love.\" -- Eetta Prince Gibson * Jerusalem Post *\u003cbr\u003e\"Women speak wrenchingly and courageously about the fight to save their homes and protect their children; the decision to stay or flee; the attempt to preserve their own bodies and souls; and the ongoing challenge to rebuild their lives and society. . . . Hunt succeeds in capturing, organizing and analyzing the complexities inherent in conversations with 26 very different people during and after an abhorrent war. . . . Readers will be inspired by [these women's] courage. . . .\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003cbr\u003e Foreword \/ William Jefferson Clinton xi\u003cbr\u003e Preface xv\u003cbr\u003e Context \u003cbr\u003e The Balkans xxviii\u003cbr\u003e Key Players xxxiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e I. Madness 7\u003cbr\u003e 1. Hell Breaks Loose 15\u003cbr\u003e 2. Love in the Crucible 59\u003cbr\u003e 3. Reasons for the War 73\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Lie of Intractable Hatred 95\u003cbr\u003e II. To Heal History 115\u003cbr\u003e 5. Challenges 119\u003cbr\u003e 6. Women Transforming 137\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Road to Reconciliation 169\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The Courage to Hope 191\u003cbr\u003e Profiles 197\u003cbr\u003e Closing Thoughts 251\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments 259\u003cbr\u003e Notes 263\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 291\u003cbr\u003e Index 297","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737462255959,"sku":"9780822333555","price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822333555.jpg?v=1723811222","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/this-was-not-our-war-9780822333555","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}