The political economy of violence against women /

True, Jacqui,

The political economy of violence against women / Jacqui True. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2012. - x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Oxford studies in gender and international relations .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-227)

From domestic violence to war crimes : the political economy of violence against women -- What has poverty got to do with it? : feminist frameworks for analyzing violence against women -- Losing entitlement, regaining control : masculinities and competitive globalization -- Crossing borders to make ends meet : sex trafficking, the maid trade, and other gendered forms of labor exploitation -- New spaces of gender violence : economic transition and trade -- Boom, bust and beating : international financial institutions, crises, and violence against women -- Old and new tactics of war : sexual violence in armed conflict -- Rebuilding with or without women? : gendered violence in post-conflict peace and reconstruction -- Who suffers most? : gendered violence in natural disasters and their aftermath -- Researching violence against women : the point is to change it.

9780199755929 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780199755912 (paperback : alk. paper)

2012001769


Women--Violence against.
Sex discrimination against women.
Sex crimes.
Women and war.
Women--Social conditions.

HV6250.4.W65 / T78 2012

362.82/92