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Feminists
Under Fire
is about women living and working in conflict
zones. Focusing on the civil wars in Sri Lanka and
the former Yugoslavia, diverse authors face the
problems of nationalism, ethnic conflict, and
militarized violence. They explore commonalities
and differences between the two regions, and
consequences for women, their societies, and
feminist politics.
Women are neither simply victimized nor empowered
by war; their experiences are more complicated.
While they suffer from war-related violence and
upheaval, some women living in traditional
societies find that war releases them from
constricting hierarchies. Others find it reinforces
conventional gender roles. This ambivalence needs
to be examined and understood.
In addition to such concerns the collection
addresses issues of domestic violence, rape,
intermarriage, victimization, feminist organizing
and anti-war activism, women's self-help
organization, and political resistance.
This vibrant collection emerges from The Women in
Conflict Zones Network, an international
collaboration of activists and scholars.
Wenona
Giles
is Associate Professor and Chair, School of Social
Sciences- Atkinson, York University, Toronto.
Malathi
de Alwis
is Senior Research Fellow, International Centre for
Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Visiting
Associate Professor, New School for Social
Research, New York. Edith
Klein
is Resident Fellow, Centre for Russian and East
European Studies, University of Toronto.
Neluka
Silva
is Professor and Head, Department of English,
University of Colombo, Sri
Lanka.
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