Description: Further DetailsTitle: Women and Conflict in the Middle EastCondition: NewEAN: 9781780761015ISBN: 9781780761015Publisher: I.B. TaurisFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 11/27/2013Item Height: 216mmItem Length: 138mmItem Weight: 381gAuthor: Maria HoltLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Palestinian Refugees and the Response to ViolenceISBN-10: 1780761015Description: Women in conflict zones face a wide range of violence from a variety of sources: from physical and psychological trauma to political, economic and social disadvantage. Maria Holt uses her research gathered in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon and in the West Bank to look at the forms and effects of violence suffered by women in the context of the wider conflict around them. After the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, Palestinian refugees fled over the border into Lebanon, and in the wake of tumult in other host states, such as Jordan, many more sought refuge there. Today more than 400,000 Palestinians reside in Lebanon, and the theme of violence is one that informs their daily life. Holt explores these varying forms of violence, including physical personal violence and the violence of war as well as the more symbolic violence of the disintegration of daily life and erasure of homeland, furthermore highlighting ongoing exclusion and isolation Palestinians are subjected to by the Lebanese state. Nevertheless, this condition of being - but not belonging - in Lebanon has influenced refugees' perceptions of themselves.Holt therefore analyses the daily life of Palestinians, recognising the unique community that has emerged in response to exile. In an atmosphere of violence, these refugees find coping mechanisms and appropriate strategies to counter the pressures of conflict. Adherence to religious belief and valued traditional practices, as well as involvement in political and welfare activities and, on occasion, militant activism, are some of the methods employed by women. With its systematic examination of forms of violence as well as an appreciation of daily life in the refugee camps, Women and Conflict in the Middle East makes essential reading for students of the Israel-Palestine conflict as well as those interested in the gender dimension of violence.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Law & Politics, Social SciencesRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Women and Conflict in the Middle East
Title: Women and Conflict in the Middle East
EAN: 9781780761015
ISBN: 9781780761015
Release Date: 11/27/2013
Release Year: 2013
Subtitle: Palestinian Refugees and the Response to Violence
ISBN-10: 1780761015
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Name: Women and Conflict in the Middle East : Palestinian Refugees and the Response to Violence
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Women in Politics, Sociology / General, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Civics & Citizenship
Publication Year: 2013
Item Weight: 13.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Maria Holt
Item Length: 11.2 in
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Width: 5.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback