Surviving the Bosnian Genocide: The Women of Srebrenica Speak
"Surviving the Bosnian Genocide provdes a clear, concise analysis of conditions in Srebrenica and the genocidal massacre in Potocari. As an author, Leydesdorff manages to organize excerpts from dozens of interviewees in a manner that allows their words to carry the weight of the experience, while interjecting herself only to provide the necessary historical perspective to maintain its readability. Ultimately, this collection of experiences succeeds at placing the human toll of mass atrocities in the forefront of the historical discussion in a way that preserves the emotional scars such events leave in their wake." —Oral History Review"With sensitivity and compassion, Leydesdorff... interviews about 50 female survivors of the Srebrenica massacre... in this valuable oral history." —Publishers Weekly"A book of remarkable integrity that gives the victims voices, faces, families, and lives.... The author succeeds in creating an honest and sensitive picture from the jumble of stories, emotions, and reminiscences.... A work of great social relevance." —Internationale Spectator