Format:
XIII, 242 S.
,
graph. Darst.
ISBN:
0203937260
,
9780203937266
,
0415773474
,
9780415773478
Series Statement:
Contemporary terrorism studies
Content:
This edited volume provides a window on the many forces that structure and shape why women and girls participate in terrorism and militancy, as well as on how states have come to view, treat, and strategize against them. Females who carry out terrorist acts have historically been seen as mounting a challenge to the social order by violating conventional notions of gender and power, and their participation in such acts has tended to be viewed as being either as a passive victim or a feminist warrior. This volume seeks to move beyond these portrayals, to examine some of the structuring conditions that play a part in a girl or woman's decision to commit violence. Amidst the contextual factors informing her involvement, the volume seeks also to explore the political agency of the female terrorist or militant. Several of the articles are based on research where authors had direct contact with female terrorists or militants who committed acts of political violence, or with witnesses to such acts. -- Publisher's Description
Content:
This edited volume provides a window on the many forces that structure and shape why women and girls participate in terrorism and militancy, as well as on how states have come to view, treat, and strategize against them. Females who carry out terrorist acts have historically been seen as mounting a challenge to the social order by violating conventional notions of gender and power, and their participation in such acts has tended to be viewed as being either as a passive victim or a feminist warrior. This volume seeks to move beyond these portrayals, to examine some of the structuring conditions that play a part in a girl or woman's decision to commit violence. Amidst the contextual factors informing her involvement, the volume seeks also to explore the political agency of the female terrorist or militant. Several of the articles are based on research where authors had direct contact with female terrorists or militants who committed acts of political violence, or with witnesses to such acts. -- Publisher's Description
Note:
In the name of the cause : women's work in secular and religious terrorism
,
Beyond the bombings : analyzing female suicide bombers
,
(Gendered) war
,
The evolving participation of Muslim women in Palestine, Chechnya, and the global jihadi movement
,
Black widows and beyond : understanding the motivations and life trajectories of Chechen female terrorists
,
The black widows : Chechen women join the fight for independence and Allah
,
Palestinian female suicide bombers : virtuous heroines or damaged goods?
,
Martyrs or murderers, victims or victimizers? : the voices of would-be Palestinian female suicide bombers
,
Girls as "weapons of terror" in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leonean armed groups
,
From freedom birds to water buffaloes : women terrorists in Asia
,
Women and organized racial terrorism in the United States
,
The portrayal of female terrorists in the media : similar framing patterns in the news coverage of women in politics and in terrorism
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0203937260
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780203937266
Language:
English
Keywords:
Frau
;
Gewalttätigkeit
;
Terrorismus
;
Terroristin
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Sammlung von Beiträgen
