Women and War Economies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stern, Orly.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and war.

War--Economic aspects.

War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

This pioneering book examines the experiences of women in war economies, analyzing their roles as actors, perpetrators, collaborators and victims of wartime crime. Orly Stern rethinks dominant paradigms through a gendered lens, underscoring women's impact on and participation in a diverse range of war economy endeavors.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to women and war economies

2. War economies

3. Women, economies, and war

4. Women and war-time extractive industries

5. Women and the drug trade in conflict

6. Women, human trafficking, and slave labour in conflict

7. Women and kidnapping for ransom

8. Women and the smuggling of migrants

9. Women, cross-border trade, and goods smuggling

10. The case of al-shabaab's gendered economy

11. Reflections on women in war economies

12. Policy implications and concluding thoughts

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-03-531651-X

OCLC:

1521236693