Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers: Women's Lives Through War and Peace in Sierra Leone
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- Synopsis
- The civil war in Sierra Leone caused innumerable atrocities. One of the worst was the kidnapping, rape and enslavement of young women by the rebel forces. Coulter (anthropology Uppsala U. ) spent several years interviewing many of these women. Her conclusions do not simply paint these women as victims, although all of them are. Coulter studies how they survived, the way in which they were treated when they returned home, often with children, and how the kinship and gender relationships of their villages affected their ability to reintegrate. The women interviewed are not seen as statistics but individuals, each with her own story. Coulter includes women who fought with the rebels, some willingly, others by force. She also makes the point that silence is one way of coping, something long realized about men in war but not often applied to women. Another important comment is that there has been little serious research on the male culture of rape in war. Lastly, Coulter looks at the impact of various humanitarian aid groups and UN peacekeeping forces on the women, something that needs to be evaluated more thoroughly. Her obvious emotional involvement with the people of Sierra Leone does affect the objectivity of her conclusions. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 289 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780801475122
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/27/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Chris Coulter
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Teresa Haven
- Proofread By:
- Teresa Haven
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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