Historical Trauma

Psychological Processes, Contexts, and Healing

Andreas Maercker (University of Zurich)

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Cambridge University Press
04 December 2025

History of ideas; Psychology; Health psychology; Trauma & shock; Coping with personal problems

Historical trauma is a relatively new yet crucial area of study within psychology, history, and related disciplines. This book introduces the concept of historical trauma by providing a comprehensive overview of the latest vocabulary, seminal psychological concepts, and quantitative research in the field. By drawing together cross-disciplinary threads and examining eight global contexts of historical trauma, the author highlights a wide-ranging and rigorous body of research that further adds to our clinical understanding of the possible long-term effects of collective trauma. The chapters also explore remedies against the historical effects of trauma, which tend to go far beyond psycho-therapeutic interventions, especially when they are dedicated to the culture of remembrance or empowerment for disadvantaged young people. By revealing a wealth of new ideas that point to a pivotal moment in the evolution of social sciences, this volume can help transform the way psychologists serve victimized communities around the world.

By: Andreas Maercker (University of Zurich)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 484g
ISBN: 9781009629775
ISBN 10: 1009629778
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 04 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Typical Constellations: 2. First description of the Historical Trauma concept for the Indigenous Americans; 3. Holocaust survivors and their progeny; 4. African Americans and extended HT concepts; 5. Stalinistic and post-Stalinistic repression in Eastern Europe; Part II. Separate Paths: Some Atypical Constellations: 6. Silenced Mafia war victims in Italy; 7. Rwanda: Genocide against the Tutsis; 8. Cambodia: Genocide by the Khmer Rouge; 9. Partition of India; Part III Conclusion: 10. Multiperspective memories: trying to integrate the findings.

Andreas Maercker is Full Professor and Head of the Psychopathology Division in the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Professor Maercker has been an influential figure in the field of traumatic stress studies for more than twenty-five years. He has made innovative and influential contributions to the differentiation of various disorders in this field as chair of the WHO working group on the classification of these disorders. More recently, he developed an international research program on cultural factors in trauma sequelae. In 2017, he received Germany's highest civil honor, the Order of Merit, for his scientific and volunteer work for trauma survivors.