the forgotten women of the war on terror
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Brittain, Victoria
- Publish Year
- 2013
- Shelfmark
- WER 6 2013 - B
- Thesaurus
- terrorisme, gender, gezinnen, gevangenissen, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Verenigde Staten
- Description
- This book reveals the unseen side of the '9/11 wars': their impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in prison or under house arrest in Britain and the US. Brittain shows how these families have been made socially invisible and a scapegoat for the state in order to exercise arbitrary powers under the cover of the 'War on Terror'. The book reveals how a culture of intolerance and cruelty has left individuals at the mercy of the security services’ unverifiable accusations and punishment. The book shows the methods of social control being used by the British state and gives a voice to the families whose lives have been turned upside down.