A(nother) dark side of the protection racket: Targeting women in wars

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-182

  Sjoberg, Laura ^a   Peet, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

civilian immunity; feminism; just war theory; militarism; nationalism; war

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957669457     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616742.2011.560751     Document Type: Article

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