Women and Civil War : Impact, Organizations, and Action / ed. by Krishna Kumar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baldwin, Hannah, Contributor.

Benjamin, Judy, Contributor.

Buck, Thomas, Contributor.

Cosgrove, Serena, Contributor.

Fagen, Patricia Weiss, Contributor.

Garrard-Burnett, Virginia, Contributor.

Kumar, Krishna, 1940- Editor.

Morton, Alice L., Contributor.

Nan, Susan Allen, Contributor.

Natsios, Andrew S., Contributor.

Newbury, Catharine, Contributor.

Ready, Kelley, Contributor.

Stephen, Lynn, Contributor.

Walsh, Martha, Contributor.

Yudelman, Sally W., 1931-2008, Contributor.

Zurikashvili, Feride, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A detailed analysis of the impact of how civil war affects women and how women’s networks and organizations respond in ways that increase their economic, social, and political power. Case studies are drawn from Rwanda, Cambodia, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Civil Wars, Women, and Gender Relations: An Overview

2 El Salvador and Guatemala: Refugee Camp and Repatriation Experiences

3 Confronting the Aftermath of Conflict: Women’s Organizations in Postgenocide Rwanda

4 Women’s Organizations in Postconflict Cambodia

5 Georgia in Transition: Women’s Organizations and Empowerment

6 Women’s Organizations in Postconflict Bosnia and Herzegovina

7 Women’s Organizations in El Salvador: History, Accomplishments, and International Support

8 International Assistance to Women’s Organizations

9 Lessons and Recommendations for the International Community

Bibliography

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-029-4

OCLC:

1334344781