Sjoberg, Laura, 1979-

Mothers, monsters, whores : women's violence in global politics / Laura Sjoberg & Caron E. Gentry. - Bangalore : Books for Change, 2008. - x, 276 p. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : a woman did that? -- Narratives of mothers, monsters and whores -- Triple transgressions at Abu Ghraib -- Black widows in Chechnya -- Dying for sex and love in the Middle East -- Gendered perpetrators of genocide -- Gendering people's violence -- Conclusion : let us now see 'bad' women.

9788182910591 (pbk.) 9781842778661 (pbk.) 1842778668 (pbk.)

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Violence in women.
Violence in women--Case studies.
Political violence.
Global politics.
Women torturers.

HQ1233 / .S56 2007

305.489692 SJO