On the Frontlines: Gender, War, and the Post-Conflict Process

by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Dina Francesca Haynes, Naomi Cahn

Book Overview

Gender oppression has been a feature of war and conflict throughout human history, yet until fairly recently, little attention was devoted to addressing the consequences of violence and discrimination experienced by women in post-conflict states. Thankfully, that is changing. Today, in a variety of post-conflict settings--the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Colombia, Northern Ireland --international advocates for women's rights have focused bringing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195396650
• ISBN13: 9780195396652
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"