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This wide-ranging anthology compares the social, political, and economic situations of women during the civil wars in Sri Lanka and the former Yugoslavia
Author : Women in Conflict Zones Network
Publisher : Between The Lines
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 14,38 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1896357784
This wide-ranging anthology compares the social, political, and economic situations of women during the civil wars in Sri Lanka and the former Yugoslavia
Author : Erin Solaro
Publisher : Seal Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 39,62 MB
Release : 2006-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781580051743
1. A knife under my pillow -- 2. Choosing sides -- 3. The lionesses of Iraq -- 4. Afghanistan and the tragedy of biology -- 5. Pretending to integrate the military -- 6. Darkness before dawn -- 7. Individuals being all they can ... and more -- 8. A changing institution -- Conclusion. Civic feminism and the wars of the 21st century.
Author : Sarah L. Blum
Publisher : Sarah L. Blum Arnp
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628220001
Women Under Fire: Abuse in the Military takes a hard look at the extraordinary culture of violence and sexual abuse rampant in the US military. Highlighting just 51 from thousands of first-hand accounts of sexual assault and the drastically inappropriate responses from authorities within the military. If this were a disease, they would declare an epidemic! Book jacket.
Author : Wendy McElroy
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 2001-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786411443
As feminist and women-positive ideas and ideals exploded in the 1960s and 1970s, a sexual revolution was forged, allowing women a variety of lifestyle choices. Many current feminists, called "gender feminists" by some, too often are fighting to limit the sexual options of women. They view women as victims of patriarchy whom must be protected from making incorrect sexual choices, such as choosing to work in pornography or prostitution. As a movement, author McElroy believes, feminism is in danger of drifting from sexual liberation to sexual correctness. This work gives a critical overview of the ideological shift among many feminists. The issues of sexual correctness are examined in detail, showing how the changing ideology is destroying the principle of "a woman's body, a woman's right" and endangering women's right to choose. On each issue, this work presents alternatives in the individualist traditions that defined the feminism movement for many years.
Author : Sonia Shah
Publisher : South End Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 30,72 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 9780896085756
'Explores the emergence of a distinct Asian-American feminist movement through the perspectives of well-known Asian-American activists, writers and artists.' Ms. Magazine
Author : Arlene Sgoutas
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,59 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781926452173
"Mothers Under Fire: Mothering in Conflict Areas" examines the experiences of women mothering in conflict areas. The aim of this collection is to engage with the nature and meaning of motherhood and mothering during times of war and/or in zones experiencing the threat of war. The essays in the collection reflect diverse disciplinary perspectives through which scholars and field practitioners reveal how conflict shapes mothering practices. One of the unique contributions of the collection is that it highlights not only the particular difficulties mothers face in various geographic locations where conflict has been prevalent, but also the ways in which mothers display agency to challenge and negotiate the circumstances that oppress them. The collection raises awareness of the needs of women and children in areas affected by military and/or political violence worldwide, and provides a basis for developing multiple policy frameworks aimed at improving existing systems of support in local contexts. --Kristen P. Williams, Clark University
Author : Cathy Young
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,13 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN :
A "dissident feminist" links feminist advocacy to the growing gender antagonism in politics, society, and culture--and proposes in its place a new focus on equality for both sexes.
Author : Susan Brownmiller
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 25,57 MB
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1480441953
DIVDIVSusan Brownmiller’s groundbreaking bestseller uncovers the culture of violence against women with a devastating exploration of the history of rape—now with a new preface by the author exposing the undercurrents of rape still present today/divDIV Rape, as author Susan Brownmiller proves in her startling and important book, is not about sex but about power, fear, and subjugation. For thousands of years, it has been viewed as an acceptable “spoil of war,” used as a weapon by invading armies to crush the will of the conquered. The act of rape against women has long been cloaked in lies and false justifications./divDIV It is ignored, tolerated, even encouraged by governments and military leaders, misunderstood by police and security organizations, freely employed by domineering husbands and lovers, downplayed by medical and legal professionals more inclined to “blame the victim,” and, perhaps most shockingly, accepted in supposedly civilized societies worldwide, including the United States./divDIV Against Our Will is a classic work that has been widely credited with changing prevailing attitudes about violence against women by awakening the public to the true and continuing tragedy of rape around the globe and throughout the ages./divDIV Selected by the New York Times Book Review as an Outstanding Book of the Year and included among the New York Public Library’s Books of the Century, Against Our Will remains an essential work of sociological and historical importance./divDIV/div/div
Author : Srila Roy
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,51 MB
Release : 2012-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1780321929
South Asian feminism is in crisis. Under constant attack from right-wing nationalism and religious fundamentalism and co-opted by 'NGO-ization' and neoliberal state agendas, once autonomous and radical forms of feminist mobilization have been ideologically fragmented and replaced. It is time to rethink the feminist political agenda for the predicaments of the present. This timely volume provides an original and unprecedented exploration of the current state of South Asian feminist politics. It will map the new sites and expressions of feminism in the region today, addressing issues like disability, Internet technologies, queer subjectivities and violence as everyday life across national boundaries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Written by young scholars from the region, this book addresses the generational divide of feminism in the region, effectively introducing a new 'wave' of South Asian feminists that resonates with feminist debates everywhere around the globe.
Author : Ann Snitow
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 17,59 MB
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0822375672
The Feminism of Uncertainty brings together Ann Snitow’s passionate, provocative dispatches from forty years on the front lines of feminist activism and thought. In such celebrated pieces as "A Gender Diary"—which confronts feminism’s need to embrace, while dismantling, the category of "woman"—Snitow is a virtuoso of paradox. Freely mixing genres in vibrant prose, she considers Angela Carter, Doris Lessing, and Dorothy Dinnerstein and offers self-reflexive accounts of her own organizing, writing, and teaching. Her pieces on international activism, sexuality, motherhood, and the waywardness of political memory all engage feminism’s impossible contradictions—and its utopian hopes.