| Description |
240 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index. |
| Contents |
The second sex : women and political violence -- Bringing on the revolution : women and left-wing political violence -- Dupes of men or willing participants? Right -wing women and political violence -- The "wretched of the earth" rebel : women and wars of national liberation -- Tigers, eterras, and Republicans : women and ethnonational political violence -- Female suicide bombers : analyzing the aberrant woman's paradox -- Concluding thoughts on women and political violence. |
| Summary |
"Women have participated in political violence throughout history. Yet women as active proponents and perpetrators of political violence and terrorism is not widely accepted. Viewed as being forced by partners, sexually abused or brainwashed, the possibility of political motives is not often considered. Eager utilizes a framework to analyze women engaged in political violence in different contexts to examine structural variables, ideological goals of the organization and personal factors which contribute to involvement." "Case study rich, this read provides an indispensable guide to examining women's role in left/right wing engagement, ethnonationalist/separatist violence, guerrilla movements and suicide bombers."--Jacket. |
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Women -- History.
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Women. |
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History. |
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Violence in women.
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Violence in women. |
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Women terrorists.
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Women terrorists. |
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Women suicide bombers.
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Women suicide bombers. |
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Political violence.
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Political violence. |
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Feminism.
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Feminism. |
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Terroristin. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Feminism. |
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Women's movement. |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Eager, Paige Whaley, 1973- From freedom fighters to terrorists. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008 (OCoLC)608534953 |
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Online version: Eager, Paige Whaley, 1973- From freedom fighters to terrorists. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008 (OCoLC)609337116 |
| ISBN |
9780754672258 alkaline paper |
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0754672255 alkaline paper |
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