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

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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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Other Authors: Ewig, Christina (Editor), Ferree, Myra Marx (Editor), Tripp, Aili Mari (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Mänsklig säkerhet.
Feministisk teori.
Våld mot kvinnor.
Feminist theory.
Conflicts > war.
Sexual abuse > rape.
Violence > global perspective.
Conflicts > War.
Konflikter > krig.
Sexuella övergrepp > våldtäkt.
Våld > globalt perspektiv.
Women > Violence against.
Human security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Securite humaine.
Theorie feministe.
Femmes > Violence envers.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages).
ISBN:9780814770139

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