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Women and political violence
| Subtitle | female combatants in ethno-national conflict |
| Publish Place | London |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publish Year | 2009 |
| Pages | XV, 275p. |
| ISBN/ISSN | 9780415363136 |
| Language | English/Engels |
- Shelfmark
- WER 6 2009
| Description | This book challenges the stereotype that women are inherently peaceable by examining female combatants’ involvement in ethno-national conflicts. Drawing upon case studies of Sri Lanka and Northern Ireland, this study explores the ways in which women have traditionally been depicted. Whereas women have predominantly been seen as victims of conflict, this book acknowledges the reality of women as active combatants. Indeed, female soldiers/irregulars are features of most modern conflicts, and particularly in ethno-nationalist violence – until now largely ignored by mainstream scholarship. Interview material from the author’s fieldwork addresses why some women choose to become violently engaged in nationalist conflicts. It also highlights the personal / political costs and benefits incurred by such women. |
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