From Freedom Fighters to Terrorists Women and Political Violence
The concept of women as active proponents and perpetrators of political violence and terrorism is not widely accepted. Case study rich, this informative book provides an indispensable guide to examining women's role in left/right wing engagement, ethno-nationalist/separatist violence, guerrilla movements and suicide bombers.
1 Online-Ressource (249 Seiten)
9781317132288, 9780754672258, 1317132289, 0754672255
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Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Second Sex: Women and Political Violence; Chapter 2 Bringing on the Revolution: Women and Left-Wing Political Violence; Chapter 3 Dupes of Men or Willing Participants? Right-Wing Women and Political Violence; Chapter 4 The “Wretched of the Earth” Rebel: Women and Wars of National Liberation; Chapter 5 Tigers, Eterras, and Republicans: Women and Ethnonational Political Violence; Chapter 6 Female Suicide Bombers: Analyzing the Aberrant Woman’s Paradox; Chapter 7 Concluding Thoughts on Women and Political Violence;