Alexis Henshaw: 2 books
Insurgent Women
Female Combatants in Civil Wars
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2019
Why do women go to war? Despite the reality that female combatants exist the world over, we still know relatively little about who these women are, what motivates them to take up arms, how they are utilized by armed groups, and what happens to them when war ends. This book uses three case studies...
Why Women Rebel
Understanding Women's Participation in Armed Rebel Groups
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Why Women Rebel presents a global analysis of the extent to which women are engaged in armed, organized rebellions, and why they choose to join such rebellions. Henshaw has collected and analyzed data on women’s participation in over 70 post-Cold War rebel groups. The book provides a theoretical...