ABSTRACT
First published in 2005. This volume documents women's 20th century wartime experiences from World War I through the recent conflicts in Bosnia. The articles cross national boundaries including France, China, Peru, Guatemala, Germany, Bosnia, the U.S. and Great Britain.. The contributors of these original essays trace the evolution of women's roles as victims of war while also showing how they have been increasingly incorporated into battle as actors and perpetrators. These comparative studies analyze war's disruptions of daily life, its effects on children, rape as a war crime, access to equal opportunity, and women's resistance to violence.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter One|28 pages
Soldiers, Saints, or Sacrificial Lambs?
part I|52 pages
1914—1939
chapter Four|14 pages
The Enemy Within
part II|112 pages
1940–1945
chapter Ten|21 pages
The Silent Significant Minority
chapter Eleven|18 pages
Turning Women into Weapons
part III|70 pages
1946-Present