Thanks to its population of writers, who have made the New York novel almost a genre in itself, the city has been examined again and again – in recent years through the trauma of terrorism, market crashes and extreme weather, as well as through changes in its traditional communities.
But in the trauma of terrorism, an anxious country was glued to the tube, taking in unbelievable images while simultaneously being led to read urgent, bottom-screen news copy as never before.
The aim of terrorism is to terrorize.
We've ended up with a load of different ways to try to express a basic concept: there are lots of people worried about safety and security who want the firm hand of an authoritarian state to shield them from the perceived trauma of globalisation, migration and international terrorism.
We've ended up with a load of different ways to try to express a basic concept: There are lots of people worried about safety and security who want the firm hand of an authoritarian state to shield them from the perceived trauma of globalization, migration, and international terrorism.
A charitable enterprise, it has explored, largely through vivid storytelling, the many ways in which individuals deal with major trauma such as murder, sexual violence or acts of terrorism.
Physicians should be aware that blast injuries are not only an important cause of trauma in military conflicts, but also during acts of terrorism in civil settings.
Persistent mental ill-health, notably post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression, may frequently trouble survivors of terrorism for years following the trauma. 1 2 Recent terrorism specifically targeting children and adolescents have prompted particular attention to the impact of terrorism on youth.
Focused on chronic exposure to trauma, different studies have examined the significant impact of terrorism in the Israeli population since the beginning of the Al Aqsa intifada in September 2000.
The organization tries to take politics out of terrorism and treat the latter as a universal trauma, no matter the aims, justifications, and other circumstances.
But the American-led campaign against terrorism, the postwar trauma of Iraq and Afghanistan, even the intensifying crisis between Israelis and Palestinians, have shifted the attention of the United States away from Europe.
