War, Women, and Power: From Violence to Mobilization in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina

ISBN-13: 9781108401517 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 297 str.

Marie E. Berry

Opis

While dominant narratives emphasize war's destructive effects, this book demonstrates how war can open up unexpected opportunities for women's political mobilization.

Recenzje

'… this book fills an important void in the broader scholarship on women and war by focusing on how episodes of mass violence intervene in - rather than simply reflect - the gendered power relations that undergird politics, prewar, during war, and postwar.' Kanisha D. Bond, American Journal of Sociology

Spis treści

1. From violence to mobilization: war, women, and power; 2. Historical roots of mass violence in Rwanda; 3. War and structural shifts in Rwanda; 4. Women's political mobilization in Rwanda; 5. Historical roots of mass violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 6. War and structural shifts in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7. Women's political mobilization in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 8. Limits of mobilization; 9. Conclusion.