Women and War in the Middle East : Transnational Perspectives (Paperback)

Introduction: Women and War in the Middle East: Transnational Perspectives - Nadje Al-Ali & Nicola Pratt Part I: Gendering the Neo-liberal, Imperial Project 1. Gendering Informal Economies in Iraq - V. Spike Peterson 2. The United States, the Iraqi Women's Diaspora and Women's 'Empowerment' in Iraq - Nadje Al-Ali & Nicola Pratt 3. Imperialism, 'Post-war Reconstruction' and Kurdish Women's NGOs - Shahrzad Mojab Part II: Revisiting Trans/national Women's Activism in the Context of Conflict, Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Peace-building 4. Gender Mainstreaming and Feminist Organizing in the Middle East and North Africa - Isis Nusair 5. 'Here it's not about Conflict Resolution - We can only resist': Palestinian Women's Activism in Conflict Resolution and Non-Violent Resistance - Sophie Richter-Devroe Part III: Gender, Citizenship, and 'Post'-conflict Reconstruction 6. Fragmented Citizenship: Communalism, Ethnicity and Gender in Iraq - Martina Kamp 7. Gendered Palestinian Citizenship: Women, Legal Pluralism and Post-Conflict Aid - Riina Isotalo Conclusion: Concluding Reflections on Gender and Transnationalism in the Context of Post/Conflict - Nadje Al-Ali & Nicola Pratt: List of contributors