Women and civil war : impact, organizations, and action / edited by Krishna Kumar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kumar, Krishna, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Government policy--Case studies.

Women.

Women in development--Case studies.

Women in development.

Women and war--Case studies.

Women and war.

Women and the military--Case studies.

Women and the military.

Women--Government policy.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

ix, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder : L. Rienner Publishers, 2001.

Contents:

Civil wars, women, and gender relations: an overview / Krishna Kumar. Profile: Rwanda / Catharine Newbury and Hannah Baldwin ; Profile: Cambodia / Krishna Kumar, Hannah Baldwin, and Judy Benjamin ; Profile: Georgia / Thomas Buck ... [et al.] ; Profile: Bosnia and Herzegovina / Martha Walsh ; Profile: Guatemala / Virginia Garrard-Burnett

El Salvador and Guatemala: refugee camp and repatriation experiences / Patricia Weiss Fagen and Sally W. Yudelman

Confronting the aftermath of conflict: women's organizations in postgenocide Rwanda / Catharine Newbury and Hannah Baldwin

Women's organizations in postconflict Cambodia / Krishna Kumar and Hannah Baldwin

Georgia in transition: women's organizations and empowerment / Alice L. Morton ... [et al.]

Women's organizations in postconflict Bosnia and Herzegovina / Martha Walsh

Women's organizations in El Salvador: history, accomplishments, and international support / Kelley Ready, Lynn Stephen, and Serena Cosgrove

International assistance to women's organizations / Krishna Kumar

Lessons and recommendations for the international community / Krishna Kumar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-243) and index.

ISBN:

1555879535

1588260461

OCLC:

46590054