Militarization and Violence against Women in Conflict Zones in the Middle East: A Palestinian Case-Study

Description

This book examines and discusses the ordeals that women face as violence is perpetrated against them in politically conflicted and militarized areas. In conflict zones, every act is affected by, dependent on and mobilised by militaristic values. The militarization of both the private and public space and the use of the gendered bodies increases the vulnerability of both men and women, and further masculinises the patriarchal hegemonic powers. Through the stories and ordeals of women in politically conflicted areas and war zones, and by sharing voices of Palestinian women from the Occupied Territories, it is shown that claims such as 'security reasoning', fear from 'terrorism', nationalism, preservation of 'cultural authenticity' and preservation of the land can turn women's bodies and lives into boundary markers and thus sites of violence, contestation and resistance.

Dr Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian is a senior lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law's Institute of Criminology.

"For scholars seeking to understand the link between theory and praxis, for students of methodology, for activists this book sets new standards and makes us want to aspire to them." - Kathleen Barry, Women's Studies International Forum "Shalhoub-Kevorkian's book is timely and well written, and it can be recommended for anyone interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or gender and conflict." - Hanne Eggen Roislien, Journal of Peace Research "Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian reconfigures standard assumptions about the nature of power, resistance and oppression, opening up new interdisciplinary areas of research and potential lines of investigation for translation scholars." - Sue Ann Harding The Translator