Women, War, and Violence: Personal Perspectives and Global Activism

by R. Chandler (Editor), L. Fuller (Editor), L. Wang (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230103719
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/18/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

ROBIN M. CHANDLER is Director of the Women's Studies Program at Northeastern University, USA. LINDA K. FULLER is Professor Emerita at Worcester State College, USA. LIHUA WANG Assistant Professor at San Francisco State University, USA.

Table of Contents

Foreword Cynthia Enloe vii

Preface and Acknowledgments Lihua Wang xi

List of Contributors xv

Introduction: Life Blossoms in the Killing Fields Robin M. Chandler 1

Part I Understanding Gender-Based Violence, Rebuilding Personal Security for Girls and Women, and Peace-Building

1 Not Making Excuses: Functions of Rape as a Tool in Ethno-Nationalist Wars Natalja Zabeida 17

2 Speaking with Postwar Liberia: Gender-Based Violence Interventions for Girls and Women Robin M. Chandler 31

3 Sexual Violence among Refugees and Asylum Seekers Who Come to the United States Linda Piwowarczyk 45

4 Victims, Villains, and Victors: Mediated Wartime Images of Women Linda K. Fuller 59

Part II Organizational Reconciliation, Policy Reform, and Postwar Effects on Women

5 Challenging Hegemonic Understandings of Human Rights Violations in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission: The Need for a New Narrative Kiri Gurd Rashida Manjoo 75

6 A Gendered Approach for Policy in United Nations Peacekeeping Missions Colleen Keaney-Mischel 99

7 Aftermath of U.S. Invasions: The Anguish of Women in Afghanistan and Iraq Hayat Imam 117

Part III Reframing Twenty-First Century Feminism with Global Ethnic Struggles

8 Women and Peace in a Divided Society: Peace-Building Potentials of Feminist Struggles and Reform Processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina Anne Jenichen 137

9 Peace Is the Name of an Unborn Child in Turkey Simten Cosar 155

10 Reconstructing Women in Postconflict Rwanda Laura Sjoberg 171

Part IV Confronting the Patriarchy of War as Women Combatants and Noncombatants

11 Relationships of War: Mothers, Soldiers, Knowledge Steven L. Gardiner Angie Reed Garner 189

12 Female Participation in the Iraqi Insurgency: Insights into Nationalist and Religious Warfare Karla J. Cunningham 205

13 Agency and Militarization in the Heartland: Noncombatant American Women Michelle M. Gardner-Morkert 219

14 Horror to Hope, Tragedy to Triumph: The Women of Rwanda Tadia Rice 233

Index 255

Editorial Reviews

"There has been a lot published on gender-based violence in the last 15 years, but there isn't any one work that does what this volume seeks to do. The book would be a good supplement for undergraduate courses in Women's Studies, Political Science, and the like." - December Green, Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies, Wright State University

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