The authors focus on the multidimensionality of gender in conflict, yet they also prioritise the experience of women given both the changing nature of war and the historical de-emphasis on women's experiences. Traditionally, much of the work studying war and conflict has focuse…
The authors focus on the multidimensionality of gender in conflict, yet they also prioritise the experience of women given both the changing nature of war and the historical de-emphasis on women's experiences. Traditionally, much of the work studying war and conflict has focuse…
This timely anthology brings into sharp relief the extent of violence against women. Its range is global and far reaching in terms of the number of victims. There are deeply entrenched values that need to be rooted out and laid bare. This text offers a philosophical analysis of …
The story of men's roles in war and violence fills headlines and history books, but the women's narrative too often goes unnoticed. This two-volume work brings women's voices to the fore, highlighting new scholarship and journalism to offer a realistic understanding of this time…
"This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects"--Résumé de l'éditeur. "This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide,…
"This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and maternal mortality of women" "This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done…
"This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and maternal mortality of women"-- This work brings women's voices to the fore, highlighting new scholarship and journalism to offer a realistic understanding of this timely topic. Including b…
"This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects"-- "This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and…
"This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects"-- "This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and…
Every year, thousands of girls and women die, often at the hands of blood relatives. These victims are accused of committing honour violations that bring shame upon their family - such transgressions range from walking with a boy in their neighbourhood to seeking to marry a man …
"Women in the Crossfire presents a thorough examination of honor killing, an ages-old social practice through which women are trapped and subjected to terror and deadly violence as consequences of the evolution of dysfunctional patriarchal structures and competition among men fo…
Women in the Crossfire seeks to understand the practice of honor killing from a variety of cultural and disciplinary perspectives and analyzes empirical research on honor killing, including a large original study published here for the first time. The book examines the root caus…
"Women in the Crossfire presents a thorough examination of honor killing, an ages-old social practice through which women are trapped and subjected to terror and deadly violence as consequences of the evolution of dysfunctional patriarchal structures and competition among men fo…
