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War's offensive on women : the humanitarian challenge in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan / Julie A. Mertus ; with a case study by Judy A. Benjamin.

Title
  1. War's offensive on women : the humanitarian challenge in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan / Julie A. Mertus ; with a case study by Judy A. Benjamin.
Published by
  1. Bloomfield, Conn. : Kumarian Press, 2000.
Author
  1. Mertus, Julie, 1963-

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Additional authors
  1. Benjamin, Judy A.
Description
  1. xiii, 157 p. : map; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. Annotation
  2. Publisher Fact Sheet
Subject
  1. 1900-1999
  2. Crime Victims
  3. Kosovo War, 1998-1999 > Women
  4. War relief
  5. Women > Afghanistan
  6. Women > Crimes against
  7. Women and war > History > 20th century
  8. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 > Women
Genre/Form
  1. History
Contents
  1. Introducing a Gender Perspective in Humanitarian Action -- Analytical Tools -- Applying a Gender Perspective -- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Uprooted Women -- Kosovo: Uprooted Women and Children -- Afghanistan: Women Survivors of War under the Taliban -- Conclusion: Three Stages of Inquiry -- Clarifying the Legal Framework -- Historical Treatment of Gender in Conflict -- Humanitarian and Refugee Law -- Human Rights Law -- Looking Ahead -- Creation of Gender Policies and Gender Strategies -- Increased Organizational Awareness of Gender and Human Rights -- Integration of Gender into Agency Activities -- Programmatic Innovations Pertaining to Gender -- Supporting International Activities as Triggers for Change -- Development of Nomenclature -- Tensions between Agency Policies and Operational Constraints -- Increasing Advocacy Activities.
Owning institution
  1. Harvard Library
Note
  1. "For the Humanitarianism and War Project".
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-147) and index.
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