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The Landscape of Silence: Sexual Violence Against Men in War
Amalendu Misra
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Description for The Landscape of Silence: Sexual Violence Against Men in War
Hardback. Examines why sexual violence against men, both soldiers and civilians, remains so pervasive in conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 312 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Why is it that men and boys have been and still are violated in human conflict, be it in conventional war, insurgencies or periods of civil and ethnic strife? Above all, why, throughout history, have victims, perpetrators and society as a whole refused to acknowledge this violation, and why do episodes of male-on-male rape and sexual abuse feature so rarely in accounts of war, be they official histories, eye-witness ac- counts or popular narratives? Is there more to this elision of memory than simply shame? Is there more to it than the victor's desire to violate the enemy body? Amalendu ... Read more
Why is it that men and boys have been and still are violated in human conflict, be it in conventional war, insurgencies or periods of civil and ethnic strife? Above all, why, throughout history, have victims, perpetrators and society as a whole refused to acknowledge this violation, and why do episodes of male-on-male rape and sexual abuse feature so rarely in accounts of war, be they official histories, eye-witness ac- counts or popular narratives? Is there more to this elision of memory than simply shame? Is there more to it than the victor's desire to violate the enemy body? Amalendu ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849042826
SKU
V9781849042826
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About Amalendu Misra
Amalendu Misra teaches at Lancaster University and the University of Anahuac, Mexico. He is the author of Politics of Civil Wars, Afghanistan: The Labyrinth of Violence and Identity & Religion.
Reviews for The Landscape of Silence: Sexual Violence Against Men in War
'Sexual violence against boys and men in times of armed conflict has too often been ignored or relegated to a dismissive footnote. Misra's book changes everything. The effect of his vivid and forensic exploration of male-on-male sexual violence is stunning. This is a "must read" for anyone interested in rape, sexuality, violence and the vulnerable body.'
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