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Gender, Violence, and Human Security : Critical Feminist Perspectives /

The nature of human security is changing globally: interstate conflict and even intrastate conflict may be diminishing worldwide, yet threats to individuals and communities persist. Large-scale violence by formal and informal armed forces intersects with interpersonal and domestic forms of violence...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Ewig, Christina (Editor ), Ferree, Myra Marx (Editor ), Tripp, Aili Mari (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The nature of human security is changing globally: interstate conflict and even intrastate conflict may be diminishing worldwide, yet threats to individuals and communities persist. Large-scale violence by formal and informal armed forces intersects with interpersonal and domestic forms of violence in mutually reinforcing ways. Gender, Violence, and Human Security takes a critical look at notions of human security and violence through a feminist lens, drawing on both theoretical perspectives and empirical examinations through case studies from a variety of contexts around the globe. This fas.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (336 pages).
ISBN:9780814770139