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The Pitfalls of Protection: Gender, Violence, and Power in Afghanistan
Torunn Wimpelmann
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Description for The Pitfalls of Protection: Gender, Violence, and Power in Afghanistan
Paperback. Showing why Afghan activists often chose to use the leverage of Western powers instead of entering into either protracted negotiations with powerful national actors or broad political mobilization, this book examines both the achievements and the limits of this strategy. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 b/w tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press's open access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, violence against women has emerged as the single most important issue for Afghan gender politics. The Pitfalls of Protection, based on research conducted in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2015, locates the struggles over gender violence in local and global power configurations. The author finds that aid flows and geopolitics have served as both opportunities and obstacles to feminist politics in Afghanistan. Showing ... Read more
At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press's open access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, violence against women has emerged as the single most important issue for Afghan gender politics. The Pitfalls of Protection, based on research conducted in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2015, locates the struggles over gender violence in local and global power configurations. The author finds that aid flows and geopolitics have served as both opportunities and obstacles to feminist politics in Afghanistan. Showing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520293199
SKU
V9780520293199
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About Torunn Wimpelmann
Torunn Wimpelmann is a researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute.
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