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Social Science Feminism & Feminist Theory

Feminists Under Fire

Exchanges Across War Zones

editor-in-chief Wenona Giles

edited by Malathi de Alwis, Edith Klein & Neluka Silva

editorial board member Maja Korac

Publisher
Between the Lines
Initial publish date
May 2003
Category
Feminism & Feminist Theory, Women's Studies, Violence in Society
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781896357782
    Publish Date
    May 2003
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

Feminists Under Fire is about women living and working in conflict zones. Focusing on the civil wars in Sri Lanka and the former Yugoslavia, diverse authors face the problems of nationalism, ethnic conflict, and militarized violence. They explore commonalities and differences between the two regions, and consequences for women, their societies, and feminist politics.

Women are neither simply victimized nor empowered by war; their experiences are more complicated. While they suffer from war-related violence and upheaval, some women living in traditional societies find that war releases them from constricting hierarchies. Others find it reinforces conventional gender roles. This ambivalence needs to be examined and understood.

In addition to such concerns the collection addresses issues of domestic violence, rape, intermarriage, victimization, feminist organizing and anti-war activism, women’s self-help organization, and political resistance.

This vibrant collection emerges from The Women in Conflict Zones Network, an international collaboration of activists and scholars.

About the authors

Wenona Giles is Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Atkinson Faculty at York University.

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