Women in Blue Helmets - Gender, Policing, and the Un''s First All-Female Peacekeeping Unit

Summary

Tells the story of the first all-female police unit deployed by India to the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia in January 2007. The author investigates how the unit was originated, developed, and implemented, offering an important historical record of this unique initiative.

Product details

• Authors: Lesley J. Pruitt, Pruitt Lesley J.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2016
• EAN: 9780520290617
• ISBN: 978-0-520-29061-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Liberia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, HISTORY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, India, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Asian History, Police & security services, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Police and security services, Peacekeeping operations, HISTORY / Asia / South / India