Women Who Speak for Peace |
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| Editor:
| Kelley, Colleen E.
Eblen, Anna L. |
| Contribution by:
| Cavin, Margaret
Christie, Victoria
Dowlin, Sheryl
Kennedy, Kathleen
LeFebvre, Edith
McMullen-Pastrick, Miriam
Mester, Cathy Sargent
Troester, Rod
Wisdom-Whitley, Lori |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-0874-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $128.00USD $128.00 |
Book Description:
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How do women talk about peace and violence? What moves 'ordinary' women into extraordinary activism? This book profiles ten influential women activists, relating their experiences and rhetorically analyzing their public communication in and about their efforts for peace. Authors also employ feminist theory to gauge the effectiveness of each activist, from Americans Ida B. Wells and Jane Addams to those still speaking for peace, such as Liberia's Ruth Perry and the former Burma's Aung...
More DescriptionHow do women talk about peace and violence? What moves 'ordinary' women into extraordinary activism? This book profiles ten influential women activists, relating their experiences and rhetorically analyzing their public communication in and about their efforts for peace. Authors also employ feminist theory to gauge the effectiveness of each activist, from Americans Ida B. Wells and Jane Addams to those still speaking for peace, such as Liberia's Ruth Perry and the former Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi.