Rape loot pillage : the political economy of sexual violence in armed conflict / Sara Meger.
Series: Oxford studies in gender and international relations: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190277680 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Women and war | Rape as a weapon of war | Women -- Violence against | Sex crimes | Violence -- Economic aspects | War -- Economic aspectsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190277666DDC classification: 303.66 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Rape Loot Pillage' offers a new framework for understanding conflict-related sexual violence based on feminist international political economy. By looking at patterns of contemporary conflict this book proposes a new typology of wartime sexual violence that ties the 'value' of this violence to the politico-economic objectives of the perpetrators in different conflict contexts.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Rape Loot Pillage' offers a new framework for understanding conflict-related sexual violence based on feminist international political economy. By looking at patterns of contemporary conflict this book proposes a new typology of wartime sexual violence that ties the 'value' of this violence to the politico-economic objectives of the perpetrators in different conflict contexts.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 14, 2016).