Gender Violence in Peace and War States of Complicity |
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| Editor:
| Sanford, Victoria
Stefatos, Katerina
Salvi, Cecilia M. |
| Contribution by:
| Sanford, Victoria
Stefatos, Katerina
Salvi, Cecilia M.
Duyos-Álvarez, Sofia
Dill, Kathleen
McAtackney, Laura
Hoewer, Melanie
Anastario, Mike
Moradi, Fazil
Pohlman, Annie
Walsh, Shannon Drysdale
Jäppinen, Maija
Johnson, Janet Elise
Cosgrove, Serena
Theidon, Kimberly |
| Series title: | Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-7617-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $31.95USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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This powerful new book argues that violence against women should be understood as a systemic problem--one for which the state must be held accountable. The essays in
Gender Violence in Peace and War examine a variety of cases where the state facilitates, legitimates, or perpetuates violence against women--a continuum that ranges from state-sponsored rape and torture in Guatemala, Indonesia, and Kenya to lax prosecution of domestic violence and sex trafficking in...
More Description This powerful new book argues that violence against women should be understood as a systemic problem--one for which the state must be held accountable. The essays in Gender Violence in Peace and War examine a variety of cases where the state facilitates, legitimates, or perpetuates violence against women--a continuum that ranges from state-sponsored rape and torture in Guatemala, Indonesia, and Kenya to lax prosecution of domestic violence and sex trafficking in Russia and the United States.