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| Genre/Form: | Case studies Études de cas |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Laura Sjoberg; Caron E Gentry |
| ISBN: | 9780820335834 0820335835 9780820340388 0820340383 |
| OCLC Number: | 770893939 |
| Notes: | Introduction. Women, gender, and terrorism / Laura Sjoberg, Grace D. Cooke, and Stacey Reiter Neal. The Mujahidaat : tracing the early female warriors of Islam / Farhana Qazi. The gendering of women's terrorism / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg. Zombies versus black widows : women as propaganda in the Chechen conflict / Alisa Stack-O'Connor. Aatish-e-Chinar : in Kashmir, where women keep resistance alive / Swati Parashar. The committed revolutionary : reflections on a conversation with Leila Khaled / Caron E. Gentry. "In the war front we never think we are women" : women, gender, and the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam / Miranda Alison. Al-Qaeda's use of female suicide bombers in Iraq : a case study / Jennie Stone and Katherine Pattillo. The neo-orientalist narratives of women's involvement in al-qaeda / Caron E. Gentry. Blinded by the explosion? security and resistance in Muslim women's suicide terrorism / Katherine E. Brown. Conclusion. The study of women, gender, and terrorism / Laura Sjoberg |
| Description: | xv, 250 s. ; 24 cm |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Women, gender, and terrorism / Laura Sjoberg, Grace D. Cooke, and Stacey Reiter Neal -- The Mujahidaat : tracing the early female warriors of Islam / Farhana Qazi -- The gendering of women's terrorism / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg -- Zombies versus black widows : women as propaganda in the Chechen conflict / Alisa Stack-O'Connor -- Aatish-e-Chinar : in Kashmir, where women keep resistance alive / Swati Parashar -- The committed revolutionary : reflections on a conversation with Leila Khaled / Caron E. Gentry -- "In the war front we never think we are women" : women, gender, and the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam / Miranda Alison -- Al-Qaeda's use of female suicide bombers in Iraq : a case study / Jennie Stone and Katherine Pattillo -- The neo-orientalist narratives of women's involvement in al-qaeda / Caron E. Gentry -- Blinded by the explosion? security and resistance in Muslim women's suicide terrorism / Katherine E. Brown -- Conclusion -- The study of women, gender, and terrorism / Laura Sjoberg. |
| Series Title: | Studies in security and international affairs |
| Responsibility: | edited by Laura Sjoberg and Caron E. Gentry |
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An important book featuring the leading experts in the field, Women, Gender, and Terrorism goes beyond the rhetoric, stereotypes, and news headlines to provide the most comprehensive account of female militants available. With diverse case studies, unique first-person interviews, and thoughtful feminist analysis, the authors of this volume offer a wealth of information on the motivations, strategies, and impacts of female militants. This work disrupts several age-old stereotypes associated with 'what women do' during war and social movements including the idea of the inherently peaceful and nurturing woman, and the assumption of females as perpetual victims of male violence. Women, Gender, and Terrorism is undeniably groundbreaking, making an invaluable contribution to the literature on war, militarism, and terrorism." -Megan MacKenzie, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney and Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard University"Laura Sjoberg, Caron Gentry and their deeply informed contributors dismantle the exoticized stereotype of the woman terrorist by revealing the complex dynamics between women, ideas about femininity, insurgencies and violence. This provocative collection will be of genuine value to anyone trying to be smart about gender, conflict, media and political mobilization." -Cynthia Enloe, author of Nimo's War, Emma's War: Making Feminist Sense of the Iraq War Read more...
