African women under fire : literary discourses in war and conflict /

This book brings insight and scholarly breadth through literary criticism to the growing research on women, war, and conflict in Africa. The contributors establish compelling evidence for the significance of gender in the analyses of contemporary warfare and conflict.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Uwakweh, Pauline Ada (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]
Subjects:
African literature (French) > Women authors > History and criticism.
African literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
War in literature.
Women in literature.
Refugees in literature.
Women > Violence against > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Women and war > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Guerre dans la littérature.
Femmes dans la littérature.
Réfugiés dans la littérature.
Femmes > Violence envers > Afrique subsaharienne.
Femmes et guerre > Afrique subsaharienne.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
African literature (French) > Women authors
African literature > Women authors
Refugees in literature
War in literature
Women and war
Women in literature
Women > Violence against
Sub-Saharan Africa
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This book brings insight and scholarly breadth through literary criticism to the growing research on women, war, and conflict in Africa. The contributors establish compelling evidence for the significance of gender in the analyses of contemporary warfare and conflict.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 199 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781498529198
1498529194

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