Maria Holt

Violence Against Women in Peace and War

Cases from the Middle East

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book is a discussion and comparison of violence against women in peace and war in various parts of the Middle East and North Africa. By reflecting the voices of women narrators, the author argues that women are building effective strategies, both at local and regional levels, to combat and eliminate violence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 631g
• ISBN-13: 9781498598859
• ISBN-10: 1498598854
• Artikelnr.: 60606515

Autorenporträt

Maria Holt is reader in politics at the University of Westminister.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Telling a Shattered Story
Chapter One: The War Story
Chapter Two: Violence Against Women in an Insecure State: A Case Study of
Lebanon
Chapter Three: Violence Against Women in a Society Under Stress:
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Chapter Four: Gender and Violence in Revolution: Women and the "Arab
Spring" Uprisings
Chapter Five: The Complex and Multi-layered Narratives of Women: Violence
in War-Torn Societies
Conclusion: The Court of Public Opinion