Table of contents; introduction; chapter one -- sanctioning change; chapter two -- women in iraq and iran; chapter three -- sophie''s choice and the sacrifice of iraqi children by sanctions; chapter four -- write it down ... artist or prostitute; chapter five -- sanctions on iran; contributors
Summary
Elite leaderships of Iran, Iraq and the US operate within a male-centric system of international relations. Iran and Iraq have been accused of suffering from a 'democracy deficit' but little attention is paid to how external states - often in the name of women's liberation - inflict collective punishments that severely restrict the political and economic participation of women in the Middle East. This book, written from the perspective of feminist international relations, demonstrates women's ..
