| Women's Perspectives on Human Security: Violence, Environment, and Sustainability Contributor(s): Matthew, Richard (Editor), Weitsman, Patricia A. (Editor), Hoogensen Gjørv, Gunhild (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0821424270 ISBN-13: 9780821424278 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 303.608 |
| LCCN: 2020027057 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Violent conflict, climate change, and poverty present distinct threats to women worldwide. Importantly, women are leading the way creating and sharing sustainable solutions. Women's security is a valuable analytical tool as well as a political agenda insofar as it addresses the specific problems affecting women's ability to live dignified, free, and secure lives. First, this collection focuses on how conflict impacts women's lives and well-being, including rape and gendered constructions of ethnicity, race, and religion. The book's second section looks beyond the scope of large-scale violence to examine human security in terms of environmental policy, food, water, health, and economics. Multidisciplinary in scope, these essays from new and established contributors draw from gender studies, international relations, criminology, political science, economics, sociology, biological and ecological sciences, and planning. |