Description
Love and Violence in Sierra Leone provides an intimate ethnographic examination of how relationships and emotional bonds are reconstructed in the aftermath of civil conflict. Through detailed fieldwork and personal narratives, Luisa T. Schneider investigates the ways Sierra Leonean communities process trauma, negotiate intimacy, and build new social structures following devastating warfare.
The book addresses how violence shapes understandings of love, family, and community belonging. Schneider analyzes the gendered dimensions of post-conflict recovery, examining how women and men differently experience and express intimacy in contexts marked by profound loss and displacement. The work contributes to broader scholarly conversations about emotional healing, social reconciliation, and the role of personal relationships in post-conflict societies.
As part of the International African Library series, this volume offers critical insights into African experiences of conflict resolution and social reconstruction, providing readers with nuanced perspectives on resilience and human connection.
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