Title: Women waging war and peace : international perspectives of women's roles in conflict and post-conflict reconstruction /
Authors: Cheldelin, Sandra.; Eliatamby, Maneshka.
Publisher: Continuum International Pub. Group,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Women and war; Women and peace.
Abstract: "This unique collection of essays looks at women's experiences during times of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. It demonstrates cases of remarkable agency -- where women are the authors of change. All essays were selected because their compelling cases are evidence of women's choices imposed on and around the world. The Black Widows of Chechnya and the Black Tigresses of Sri Lanka, along with girl soldiers in Sierra Leone and Liberia are in stark contrast to the work of the H'mong women in the Gulf of Mexico, and the WOZA women of Zimbabwe. Written by international scholars, experts, and practitioners, Women Waging War and Peace makes the case that women are significant players in conflict, conflict resolution, and sustainable peacemaking."--Publisher's description.
Contents: 1. Overview and Introduction / Maneshka Eliatamby -- 2. Victims of Rape and Gendercide: All Wars / Sandra I. Cheldelin -- Section I Women Waging War -- 3. Searching for Emancipation: Eritrea, Nepal, and Sri Lanka / Maneshka Eliatamby -- 4. Dying for Identity: Chechnya and Sri Lanka / Ekaterina Romanova -- 5. Fighting Young: Liberia and Sierra Leone / Patricia A. Maulden -- Section II Women Intervening in War -- 6. Challenging Warfare: Sri Lanka / Maneshka Eliatamby -- 7. Building a Peace Network / Swanee Hunt -- Section III Women Waging Peace -- 8. Countering the Currents: Zimbabwe / Martha Mutisi -- 9. Engendering Recovery: Rwanda / Vanessa Noel Brown -- 10. Rebuilding the Gulf: United States / Terra Tolley -- 11. Conferencing Serious Crime: United States / Jennifer Langdon -- Section IV Women Sustaining Peace -- 12. Promises of Justice: Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan / Susan F. Hirsch -- 13. Engaging Legislation: Liberia and Chechnya / Erica Sewell -- 14. Challenging Patriarchy: Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey / Saira Yamin -- 15. Organizing the Disenfranchised: Haiti and the Dominican Republic / Yves-Renee Jennings -- Section V Conclusion -- 15. Challenging the Dominant Narrative / Maneshka Eliatamby.