Women, gender, and terrorism / edited by Laura Sjoberg and Caron E. Gentry.
| Other author | Sjoberg, Laura, 1979- |
| Other author | Gentry, Caron E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2011. |
| Description | xv, 250 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in security and international affairs Studies in security and international affairs. ^A792418 |
| Contents | Introduction. Women, gender, and terrorism / Laura Sjoberg, Grace D. Cooke, and Stacey Reiter Neal -- The Mujahidaat : tracing the early female warriors of Islam / Farhana Qazi -- The gendering of women's terrorism / Caron E. Gentry and Laura Sjoberg -- Zombies versus black widows : women as propaganda in the Chechen conflict / Alisa Stack-O'Connor -- Aatish-e-Chinar : in Kashmir, where women keep resistance alive / Swati Parashar -- The committed revolutionary : reflections on a conversation with Leila Khaled / Caron E. Gentry -- "In the war front we never think we are women" : women, gender, and the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Elam / Miranda Alison -- Al-Qaeda's use of female suicide bombers in Iraq : a case study / Jennie Stone and Katherine Pattillo -- The neo-orientalist narratives of women's involvement in al-qaeda / Caron E. Gentry -- Blinded by the explosion? security and resistance in Muslim women's suicide terrorism / Katherine E. Brown -- Conclusion. The study of women, gender, and terrorism / Laura Sjoberg. |
| Abstract | In the last decade the world has witnessed a rise in women's participation in terrorism. Women, Gender, and Terrorism explores women's relationship with terrorism, with a keen eye on the political, gender, racial, and cultural dynamics of the contemporary world. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Aufsatzsammlung. |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| Genre/form | Études de cas. |
| LCCN | 2011016411 |
| ISBN | 9780820335834 (hc ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0820335835 (hc ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780820340388 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0820340383 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781283303675 (ebk.) |
| ISBN | 1283303671 |
| Govt. docs number | SPY3021 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |