Women, War, and Violence

Topography, Resistance, and Hope [2 volumes]

Mariam M. Kurtz, Lester R. Kurtz, Mariam M. Kurtz, Lester R. Kurtz

• Publisher: Praeger
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781440828805
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9798216167259
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Gender Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally—and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects.

The story of men's roles in war and violence fills headlines and history books, but the women's narrative too often goes unnoticed. This two-volume work brings women's voices to the fore, highlighting new scholarship and journalism to offer a realistic understanding of this timely topic. Including both historical context and contemporary issues, the volumes explore types of violence affecting women and girls—as victims of war and as combatants in and perpetrators of war. Equally important, it provides an in-depth look at resistance movements and peacemaking efforts, examining how these issues can—and should—be addressed.

The two volumes bring together a wide range of articles by experts from various fields and backgrounds to provide the first all-inclusive overview of women, war, and violence. Other works on the subject tend to be focused on Western nations, offering a narrow view of a global issue. This compendium, in contrast, takes a truly international approach. It provides general readers, policymakers, students and scholars with a compelling collection of insights from around the world, exposing the varied experiences women have had—and continue to have—with violence and war.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction: Women, War, and Violence
• 2. Gender and Conflict: What Do We Know?
• 3. Gendering Vulnerability: Are Women Victims of Systemic Violence?
• 4. Women, War, and Violence: Some Holistic Points
• 5. Structural Violence against Women
• 6. International Violence against Women: Prevalence, Outcomes, and Prevention
• 7. Women or Weapons: The Militarist Sexist Symbiosis
• 8. Gender, War, and the Search for Peaceful Coexistence
• 9. Are Women the Peacemakers? Are Men the Warmakers? Exploring the Intersection of Gender and Militarization
• 10. Violence against Immigrant Women
• 11. Trafficking in Women: Dynamics, Debates, and Disconnects
• 12. Wartime Rape: A Case Study of the Democratic Republic of Congo
• 13. Women’s Roles in Everyday Armed Violence and Cease-Fire Pacts in a Caracas Barrio
• 14. When Daughters Are Unwanted: Sex Determination Tests in India
• 15. Banalization of Violence as a Self-Protection of the Psychism
• 16. Sharia Law and Its Implications for Women’s Status and Rights
• 17. Lebanese Women’s Nonviolence: Action and Discourse
• 18. The Syrian Revolution as Lived and Led by Women Activists
• 19. Women and the Egyptian Revolution: A Dream Deferred?
• 20. The Egyptian Revolution Empowers Women
• 21. Women in Combat: The Quest for Full Inclusion
• 22. Spousal PTSD: Eradicating the Cycle of Violence
• 23. Preventing Violence against Women: Four Strategies
• 24. Women in Civil Resistance
• 25. Women and Civil Rights: A Personal Reflection
• 26. UN Women: Holistic Global Advocacy to Address Violence against Women
• 27. Violence against Women
• 28. Establishing Rape as a Crime against Humanity: Innovations and Reactions from African Nations
• 29. India’s Anti-Rape Law Reform: The Need for a Surgeon’s Precision
• 30. Women and Diplomacy: The Case for Inclusive Security
• 31. Fighting Violence against Women: A Toolkit
• 32. Trafficking in Human Beings: A Gender- and Rights-Based Approach
• 33. Patriarchy, Pedagogy, and Learning toward a Culture of Peace
• 34. Human Rights Education: A Key to Eliminating Violence against Women in India
• 35. “Conduct Unbecoming”: Prosecuting Sexual Assault in the Military
• 36. Violence against the Environment: Women Taking Action
• About the Editors and Contributors
• Index