---

Inspired by a conference held at Northeastern University on the topic of Women, War, and Violence, editors Robin M. Chandler, Lihua Wang, and Linda K. Fuller bring together research and real-life stories from twenty-one international contributors who document gender involvement from victims to valiant in wartime and activism.

---

Preface; C.Enloe Introduction: Life Blossoms in the Killing Fields; R.M.Chandler PART I: UNDERSTANDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, REBUILDING PERSONAL SECURITY FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN, AND PEACE-BUILDING Not Making Excuses: Functions of Rape as a Tool in Ethno-nationalist Wars; N.Zabeida Rethinking Rwanda: Rape of a Nation and the Women who Achieved Peace; T.Rice Sexual Violence among Refugees and Asylum Seekers who Come to the United States; L.Piwowarczyk Speaking with Post-war Liberia: Gender-based Violence Interventions for Girls and Women; R.M.Chandler PART II: ORGANIZATIONAL RECONCILIATION, POLICY REFORM, AND POST-WAR EFFECTS ON WOMEN Challenging Hegemonic Understandings of Human Rights Violations in Truth Commission Processes through a Focus on Women´s Experiences; K.Gurd & R.Manjoo A Gendered Approach for Policy in United Nations Peacekeeping Missions; C.Keaney-Mischel Sexual Violence during Conflict: The Role of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC); S.Cook Aftermath of U.S. Invasions: The Anguish of Women in Afghanistan and Iraq; H.Imam PART III: MEDIA PRESENTATIONS Violence vs. Women: Media Wartime Representations; L.K.Fuller PART IV: REFRAMING TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FEMINISM WITH GLOBAL ETHNIC STRUGGLES Women and Peace in a Divided Society: Peace-building Potentials of Feminist Struggles and Reform Processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina; A.Jenichen Peace is the Name of an Unborn Child in Turkey; S.Cosar Reconstructing Women in Post-conflict in Rwanda; L.Sjoberg PART V: CONFRONTING THE PATRIARCHY OF WAR AS WOMEN COMBATANTS AND NON-COMBATANTS Relationships of War: Mothers, Soldiers, Knowledge; S.L.Gardiner & A.Reed Garner Gardiner Female Participation in the Iraqi Insurgency: Insights into Nationalist and Religious Warfare; K.Cunningham Agency and Militarization in the Heartland: Non-combatant American Women; M.Morkert

---

"There has been a lot published on gender-based violence in the last 15 years, but there isn´t any one work that does what this volume seeks to do. The book would be a good supplement for undergraduate courses in Women´s Studies, Political Science, and the like." - December Green, Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies, Wright State University

---

ROBIN M. CHANDLER is Director of the Women´s Studies Program at Northeastern University, USA. LINDA K. FULLER is Professor Emerita at Worcester State College, USA. LIHUA WANG Assistant Professor at San Francisco State University, USA.

---