In the Crossfire of History: Women's War Resistance Discourse in the Global South (War Culture)

By: Matthew Spencer and Lava Asaad and Doaa Omran and Farzana Akhter and Margaret Hageman and Nyla Khan and Shafinur Nahar and Carolyn Ownbey and Moumin Quazi and Lucia Garcia-Santana and Stefanie Sevcik

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Synopsis: In the global south, women have and continue to resist multiple forms of structural violence. The atrocities committed against Yazidi women by ISIS have been recognized internationally, and the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nadia Murad in 2018 was a tribute to honor women whose bodies have been battered in the name of race, nationality, war, and religion. In the Crossfire of History:Women's War Resistance Discourse in the Global South is an edited collection that incorporates literary works, testimonies, autobiographies, women’s resistance movements, and films that add to the conversation on the resilience of women in the global south. The collection focuses on Palestine, Kashmir, Syria, Kurdistan, Congo, Argentina, Central America, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The essays question historical accuracy and politics of representation that usually undermine women’s role during conflict, and they reevaluate how women participated, challenged, sacrificed, and vehemently opposed war discourses that erase women’s role in shaping resistance movements. The transformative mode of these examples expands the definition of heroism and defiance. To prevent these types of heroism from slipping into the abyss of history, this collection brings forth and celebrates women’s fortitude in conflict zones. In the Crossfire of History shines a light onwomen across the globe who are resisting the sociopolitical and economic injustices in their nation-states.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 214 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781978830233
Related ISBNs:: 9781978830219, 9781978830226
Publisher:: Rutgers University Press
Date of Addition:: 09/16/22
Copyrighted By:: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Grade Levels:: College Freshman
Reading Age:: 18 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Lava Asaad
Edited by:: Fayeza Hasanat