Cynthia Cockburn: 3 books
Looking to London
Stories of War, Escape and Asylum
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
The city of London is celebrated as one of the most ethnically diverse capitals in the world, and has been a magnet of migration since its origin. Looking to London steps into the maelstrom of current and recent wars and the resulting migration crisis, telling the stories of women refugees who have...
From Where We Stand
War, Womens Activism and Feminist Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
This original study examines women's activism against war in areas as far apart as Sierra Leone, India, Colombia and Palestine. It shows women on different sides of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and Israel addressing racism and refusing enmity and describes international networks of women opposing...
Conscientious Objection
Resisting Militarized Society
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
Refusing to take part in war is as old as war itself. This wide-ranging and original book brings together four different bodies of knowledge to examine the practice of conscientious objection: historical and philosophical analyses of conscientious objection as a critique of compulsory military service...