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Gender and Civilian Victimization in War (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,475
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Gender and Civilian Victimization in War (Hardcover): Jessica L. Peet, Laura Sjoberg

Gender and Civilian Victimization in War (Hardcover)

Jessica L. Peet, Laura Sjoberg

Series: Routledge Studies in Gender and Security

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This book explores the role of gender in influencing war-fighting actors' strategies toward the attack or protection of civilians. Traditional narratives suggest that killing civilians intentionally in wars happens infrequently and that the perpetration of civilian targeting is limited to aberrant actors. Recently, scholars have shown that both state and non-state actors target civilians, even while explicitly deferring to the civilian immunity principle. This book fills a gap in the accounts of how civilian targeting happens and shows that these actors are in large part targeting women rather than some gender-neutral understanding of civilians. It presents a history of civilian victimization in wars and conflicts and then lays out a feminist theoretical approach to understanding civilian victimization. It explores the British Blockade of Germany in World War I, the Soviet 'Rape of Berlin' in World War II, the Rwandan genocide, and the contemporary conflict in northeast Nigeria. Across these case studies, the authors lay out that gender is key to how war-fighting actors understand both themselves and their opponents and therefore plays a role in shaping strategic and tactical choices. It makes the argument that seeing women in nationalist and war narratives is crucial to understanding when and how civilians come to be targeted in wars, and how that targeting can be reduced. This book will be of much interest to students of critical security, gender studies, war studies, and International Relations in general.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Studies in Gender and Security
Release date: December 2019
First published: 2018
Authors: Jessica L. Peet • Laura Sjoberg
Dimensions: 234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-29083-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
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LSN: 1-138-29083-1
Barcode: 9781138290839

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