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Allah's angels : Chechen women in war / Paul J. Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Paul J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Russia (Federation)--Chechnia.
- Women.
- Women and war--Russia (Federation)--Chechnia.
- Women and war.
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994---Women.
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this comprehensive portrait of the women of Chechnya in modern war, Paul Murphy argues that they are the principal victims of the 1994 and 1999 wars with Russia and the present conflict with Islamic jihadists. War forced Chechen women to venture far beyond their traditional roles and advance their human rights, but the current movement championing traditional Islam is taking those rights away. The book challenges conventional thinking on why women fight and are willing to kill themselves in the name of Allah. Drawing on personal interviews, insider resources, and other materials, Murph
- Contents:
- Mat ogni : the traditional Chechen woman
- Welcome to hell!
- The pain continues
- Baking bread
- The sisterhood
- Mountains of bodies
- I'm not who you think I am
- Rising from the ashes
- Saving Pompeii.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-04963-5
- 9786613049636
- 1-61251-013-2
- OCLC:
- 707067933
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