Post-War Narratives of Women Ex-Combatants

ISBN-13: 9783659220616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 68 str.

Beza Negewo

Opis

The leadership of the TPLF during Ethiopias civil war and their military victory over the Derg was successful for a variety of reasons. In addition to overthrowing the Derg, the TPLF efficiently organized the involvement of various members of the society during the struggle. The involvement of women in the TPLF was an important policy decision and womens contributions to the TPLFs success are an undeniable fact. Nevertheless, the lack of scholarly research on former women combatants and their experiences before, during and after the war has inadvertently written women out of Ethiopian history. This book addressed this omission, using a semi-structured interview to analyze the narratives of 20 women ex-combatants living in Addis Ababa from a feminist theoretical standpoint.

O autorze

Beza Negewo Oda, MA, is Director for Gender Directorate at Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia. She teaches at the School of Governance and Development Studies of the University. She was the first acting Head of the School. Her research interests are gender, development, feminism and female war ex-combatants.