From Where We Stand - War, Women's Activism and Feminist Analysis (Paperback)

This original study by the, the product of 80,000 miles of travel by the author over a two-year period, examines women's activism against wars as far apart as Sierra Leone, Colombia and India. It shows women on different sides of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Israel refusing enmity and co-operating for peace. It describes international networks of women opposing US and Western European militarism and the so-called 'war on terror'. Women are often motivated by adverse experiences in male-led anti-war movements, preferring to choose different methods of protest and remain in control of their own actions. But like the mainstream movements, women's groups differ - some are pacifist while others put justice before non-violence; some condemn nationalism as a cause of war while others see it as a legitimate source of identity. The very existence of feminist antimilitarism proposes a radical shift in our understanding of war, linking the violence of patriarchal power to that of class oppression and ethnic 'othering'.

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2007
First published:	June 2007
Authors:	Cynthia Cockburn
Dimensions:	216 x 135 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-84277-821-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84277-821-8
Barcode:	9781842778210

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