Women, war, and violence : personal perspectives and global activism
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Women, war, and violence : personal perspectives and global activism
Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
1st ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Inspired by a conference held at Northeastern University on the topic of Women, War, and Violence, editors Robin M. Chandler, Lihua Wang, and Linda K. Fuller bring together research and real-life stories from twenty-one international contributors who document gender involvement from victims to valiant in wartime and activism.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- C.Enloe Introduction: Life Blossoms in the Killing Fields
- R.M.Chandler PART I: UNDERSTANDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, REBUILDING PERSONAL SECURITY FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN, AND PEACE-BUILDING Not Making Excuses: Functions of Rape as a Tool in Ethno-nationalist Wars
- N.Zabeida Rethinking Rwanda: Rape of a Nation and the Women who Achieved Peace
- T.Rice Sexual Violence among Refugees and Asylum Seekers who Come to the United States
- L.Piwowarczyk Speaking with Post-war Liberia: Gender-based Violence Interventions for Girls and Women
- R.M.Chandler PART II: ORGANIZATIONAL RECONCILIATION, POLICY REFORM, AND POST-WAR EFFECTS ON WOMEN Challenging Hegemonic Understandings of Human Rights Violations in Truth Commission Processes through a Focus on Women's Experiences
- K.Gurd & R.Manjoo A Gendered Approach for Policy in United Nations Peacekeeping Missions
- C.Keaney-Mischel Sexual Violence during Conflict: The Role of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
- S.Cook Aftermath of U.S. Invasions: The Anguish of Women in Afghanistan and Iraq
- H.Imam PART III: MEDIA PRESENTATIONS Violence vs. Women: Media Wartime Representations
- L.K.Fuller PART IV: REFRAMING TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FEMINISM WITH GLOBAL ETHNIC STRUGGLES Women and Peace in a Divided Society: Peace-building Potentials of Feminist Struggles and Reform Processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- A.Jenichen Peace is the Name of an Unborn Child in Turkey
- S.Cosar Reconstructing Women in Post-conflict in Rwanda
- L.Sjoberg PART V: CONFRONTING THE PATRIARCHY OF WAR AS WOMEN COMBATANTS AND NON-COMBATANTS Relationships of War: Mothers, Soldiers, Knowledge
- S.L.Gardiner & A.Reed Garner Gardiner Female Participation in the Iraqi Insurgency: Insights into Nationalist and Religious Warfare
- K.Cunningham Agency and Militarization in the Heartland: Non-combatant American Women
- M.Morkert
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