Description |
1 online resource (232 pages) |
Series |
Routledge Studies in African Development |
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Routledge studies in African development.
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Contents |
Part 1: The persistence of violence -- Gender and the political economy of violence -- The gendered history of persistent violence -- Part 2: Violence in production and social reproduction -- Gender and the use of force in production -- Violence in biological and social reproduction -- The construction of lives in armed conflict -- Part 3: Social movements and social justice -- Social movements and the struggle for social justice |
Summary |
Violence affects the economy of production and the ecology of reproduction- the production of economic goods and services and the generational reproduction of workers, the regeneration of the capacity to work and maintenance of workers on a daily basis, and the renewal of culture and society through community relations and the education of children Gender and the Political Economy of Conflict in Africa explores the persistence of violence in conflict zones in Africa using a political economy framework. This framework employs an analysis of violence on both edges of the spectrum-a macro-economic analysis of violence against workers and a micro-political analysis of the violence in women's reproductive lives. These analyses come together to create a new explanation of why violence persists, a new political economy of violence against women, and a new theoretical understanding of the relation between production and reproduction. Three case studies are discussed: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (violence in an era of conflict), Sierra Leone (violence post-conflict), and Tanzania (which has not seen armed conflict on the mainland) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Women -- Violence against -- Africa
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Women and war -- Africa
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Violence -- Social aspects -- Africa
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Violence -- Economic aspects -- Africa
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Rape as a weapon of war -- Africa
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HISTORY -- Africa -- General.
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Rape as a weapon of war
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Violence -- Economic aspects
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Violence -- Social aspects
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Women and war
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Women -- Violence against
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Africa
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781317636540 |
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1317636546 |
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9781317636557 |
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1317636554 |
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9781317636533 |
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1317636538 |
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