Female Terrorism and Militancy - Agency, Utility, and Organization

Informationen zum Autor Cindy D. Ness is Director of Programs at the Center on Terrorism at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a practicing psychotherapist. She holds a doctorate from Harvard University in Human Development and Psychology. Zusammenfassung This edited volume provides a window on the many forces that structure and shape why women and girls participate in terrorism and other forms of political violence, as well as on how states have come to view, treat, and strategize against them. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Cindy D. Ness. In the Name of the Cause: Women’s Work in Secular and Religious Terrorism Cindy D. Ness. Women Fighting in Jihad? David Cook. Beyond the Bombings – Analyzing Female Suicide Bombers Debra Zedalis. (Gendered) War Carolyn Nordstrom. The Evolving Participation of Muslim Women in Palestine, Chechnya, and the Global Jihadi Movement Karla Cunningham. Black Widows and Beyond: Understanding the Motivations and Life Trajectories of Chechen Female Terrorists Anne Speckhard and Khapta Akhmedova. The Black Widows: Chechen Women Join the Fight for Independence – and Allah Anne Nivat. Palestinian Female Suicide Bombers: Virtuous Heroines or Damaged Goods? Yoram Schweitzer. Martyrs or Murderers? Victims or Victimizers? The Voices of Would Be Palestinian Female Suicide Bombers Anat Berko and Edna Erez. Girls as "Weapons of Terror" in Northern Uganda and Sierra Leonean Rebel Fighting Forces Susan McKay. From Freedom Birds to Water Buffaloes: Women Terrorists in Asia Margaret Gonzalez-Perez. Women and Organized Racial Terrorism in the United States Kathleen M. Blee. The Portrayal of Female Terrorists in the Media: Similar Framing Patterns in the News Coverage of Women in Politics and in Terrorism Brigitte L. Nacos

Product details

• Authors: Cindy D. (John Jay College of Criminal Justi Ness
• Assisted by: Cindy D. Ness (Editor), Ness Cindy D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.08.2008
• EAN: 9780415484275
• ISBN: 978-0-415-48427-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Contemporary Security Studies; Contemporary Terrorism Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Gender studies, gender groups, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict