| Women, Security, South Asia: A Clearing in the Thicket Contributor(s): Faizal, Farah (Editor), Rajagopalan, Swarna (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0761933875 ISBN-13: 9780761933878 Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd OUR PRICE: $31.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This book explores women's perspectives on matters of security and related policy, focusing on women in South Asia who are battling society, insecurity and violence in some form. The book makes three important contributions. First, it examines existing theories of security. Secondly, it goes beyond critique and narrative to seek concrete new agendas for empirical research in security studies. Finally, it brings together statistical, ethnographic and survey data. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| LCCN: 2005014162 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.48" W x 8.44" (0.54 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores women′s perspectives on matters of security and related policy, focusing on women in South Asia who are battling society, insecurity and violence in some form. The book makes three important contributions. First, it examines existing theories of security. Secondly, it goes beyond critique and narrative to seek concrete new agendas for empirical research in security studies. Finally, it brings together statistical, ethnographic and survey data. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rajagopalan, Swarna: - Swarna Rajagopalan, PhD, is a political scientist who works as an independent scholar and writer. She is also the founder of The Prajnya Trust--an NGO working on peace and gender. She has written on a range of gender and human security-related topics and is the Co-editor (with Farah Faizal) of Women, Security, South Asia: A Clearing in the Thicket (2005). |