a clearing in the thicket Faizal, Farah. Rajagopalan, Swarna 1964- text bibliography ii New Delhi Thousand Oaks Sage Publications 2005 monographic eng

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215 p. ; 23 cm. "The contributors focus on specific issues and case studies which yield an understanding of security that is broad and inclusive - Bangladeshi women protecting their homes during the 1971 war; Maldivian women trying to secure themselves in a society where marriage and divorce are both easy; Afghan women grappling with survival issues in Peshawar's refugee camps; women militants in Sri Lanka; and peace activists on either side of the India-Pakistan border."--BOOK JACKET. Women and security : in search of a new paradigm / Swarna Rajagopalan -- Societal insecurities : a Maldivian study / Farah Faizal -- In/security : Afghan women refugees / Saba Gul Khattak -- Silence and marginality : gendered security and the nation-state / Amena Mohsin -- Dying to be equal : women militants and organisational decision-making / Sudha Ramachandran -- Women taking the track two path / Ilmas Futehally -- In conclusion / Farah Faizal. editors, Farah Faizal, Swarna Rajagopalan. Includes bibliographical references and index. International relations Social aspects Security, International Social aspects Sex role South Asia JZ1253.2 .W67 2005 303.4820820954 WOM 2005 0761933867 (hard back) 0761933875 (paper back) 8178295288 (India hbk.) 8178295296 (India pbk.) 2005014162 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005014162.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005014162.html DLC 050517 20181210012206.0 eng