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The Role of Women in Making and Building Peace in Liberia : Gender Sensitivity versus Masculinity.

In the early 2000s, Liberian women wearing wrap skirts and white T-shirts, shouting:?We want peace, no more war', attracted international attention. After almost fifteen years of civil war, the enduring active, multifaceted, and non-violent campaigning for peace by women's organisations co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Theobald, Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the early 2000s, Liberian women wearing wrap skirts and white T-shirts, shouting:?We want peace, no more war', attracted international attention. After almost fifteen years of civil war, the enduring active, multifaceted, and non-violent campaigning for peace by women's organisations contributed to the end of the fighting and the signing of a peace agreement between the warring factions. Although it is widely assumed that women's inclusion in peace processes yields greater attention to women's issues and needs in the aftermath of a conflict, this is only partly the case in Liberia. Thus, t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (153 pages)
ISBN:9783838263861
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