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Girls and warzones
Nordstrom, Carolyn, ed.
Nordstrom, Carolyn, ed.
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Daily the media bombards us with scenes, sounds, stories of war and violence. It can appear as if we are no longer surprised that war-related atrocities are inflicted upon non-combatants- those who are understood as "innocent" in the war-constructed contexts of rationality and irrationality. But what about "peace and violence"? In particular, what about the "innocent" in peacetime, the women and children, the neighbours and colleagues? A careful reading of our daily news reveals disturbing similarities between war incurred violence and the everyday violence experienced by many within the social realities of "peacetime". Girls and Warzones: Troubling Questions brings these important questions out in the open. It asks why it is so difficult to gather information about the specific experiences of girls in war and peace and what, if any, the important differences between girls´experiences of violence in war and in so-called peace may be. Implicitly questioning facile distinctions between war and peace, Girls and warzones: Troubling Questions, puts the spotlight on the exploitation of inequalities and the acting out of differences in power. In doing so it leads us to consider the variety of ways in which social and personal inequalities construct the experiences of violence for girls, for children, for women, for groups, for communities. Carolyn Nordstrom is a Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley. Also available in French and Spanish.
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2004
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