Female Fighters Why Rebel Groups Recruit Women for War |
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| Author:
| Wood, Reed M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-19299-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.95 |
Book Description:
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Female Fighters explains why some rebel groups deploy women in combat while others exclude women from their ranks, and the strategic implications of this decision. Examining a vast original dataset on female fighters in over 250 organizations, Reed M. Wood argues rebel groups can gain considerable strategic advances by including women fighters.
Female Fighters explains why some rebel groups deploy women in combat while others exclude women from their ranks, and the strategic implications of this decision. Examining a vast original dataset on female fighters in over 250 organizations, Reed M. Wood argues rebel groups can gain considerable strategic advances by including women fighters.