Diasporic Nationalism, Citizenship, and Post-War Reconstruction

Learning From Past; Assessment of the Post-War Reconstruction of Qasr-e-Shirin in Iran

This paper addresses the post-war reconstruction experience of Qasr-e-Shirin, Iran, in the aftermath of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). Compared with the war-damaged cities in southwest Iran, western cities such as Qasr-e-Shirin lack a post-war reconstruction assessment and documentation. With an objective view, the author aims at documenting the situation of the city almost thirty years after i...

Modernism, Nationalism, and the Rhetoric of Reconstruction

Malalay’s Sisters: Women’s Public Visibility in ‘Post-war/Reconstruction’ Afghanistan

978 - 1 - 107 - 01532 - 6 - Claiming the Union : Citizenship in the Post – Civil War South

The scratching of pen against paper signaled something at once mundane and momentous. “What is your name, your age, your residence?” asked Harvey Risk, a representative of the Southern Claims Commission. “My name is Mary Blackburn.... My age is about forty-fi ve years. My residence near Middlebrook,” the claimant responded. The commission awarded compensation for property losses during the Amer...

Post-War Medical Resettlement

The immediate post-war period following a modern war brings in its train many complications and difficulties ; much planning and thought ; not a little heart-burning, worry, and doubt. Though there is no longer danger and destruction ; nevertheless, sometimes a new fear is born. What is to happen to me after the war ? How shall I find my feet in civil life again ? Shall I find employment or sha...