| Contents |
1. Introduction: A Woman Did That? -- 2. Seeing Gender In Theories Of People's Political Violence -- 3. Seeing women's extralegal violence -- 4. Saving, Supporting And Supplicating: The Mother Narrative -- 5. Femininity Gone Awry: The Monster Narrative -- 6. Sex/Violence: The Whore Narrative -- 7. Conclusion: Beyond Mothers, Monsters, Whores. |
| Abstract |
When we discuss violent acts committed by women, our responses are almost always rooted in deeply gendered assumptions about women. We express surprise and shock that a woman could be capable of such an act--a reaction that relies on a long history of unspoken assumptions about what is proper behavior for a woman. The authors begin by demonstrating the crucial interdependence of the individual and international levels of global politics in the lives of violent women--but they then show how this interdependence is inaccurately depicted, or ignored altogether, in public, political, or media discussions of women's violence. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-194) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017300675 |
| ISBN | 9781783602087 (hb) |
| ISBN | 1783602082 (hb) |
| ISBN | 9781783602070 (pb) |
| ISBN | 1783602074 (pb) |
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