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Author Baaz, Maria Eriksson.

Title Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War? : Perceptions, Prescriptions, Problems in the Congo and Beyond / Maria Eriksson Baaz and Maria Stern
Published London ; New York : Zed Books, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 157 pages)
Series Africa now
Africa now (Zed Books)
Contents Sex/gender violence -- 'Rape as a weapon of war'? -- The messiness and uncertainty of warring -- Post-coloniality, victimcy and humanitarian engagement: being a good global feminist? -- Concluding thoughts and unanswered questions
Summary "In this provocative but much-needed book, Eriksson Baaz and Stern challenge the dominant understandings of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict settings. Based on original fieldwork in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as research material from other conflict zones, the book challenges the recent prominence given to sexual violence, highlighting the problems with isolating that from other violence in war"--Publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from pdf information screen (Ebsco, viewed June 27, 2013)
Subject Women -- Crimes against.
War victims.
Gender studies, gender groups.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
War victims
Women -- Crimes against
Våldtäkt -- sexuella övergrepp -- krig.
Postkolonialism -- mänskliga rättigheter.
Krigsförbrytelser.
Rape -- sexual abuse -- war.
Postcolonialism -- human rights.
War crimes.
Rape -- sexual abuse -- war.
Postcolonialism -- human rights.
War crimes.
Våldtäkt som krigsvapen.
Form Electronic book
Author Stern, Maria.
ISBN 9781780321653
1780321651
9781780321646
1780321643