Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present (2 Volume Set) - Hardcover

Bernard A. Cook

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1851097708 ISBN 13: 9781851097708

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2006

Synopsis

In this unique encyclopedia, 120 leading scholars from around the world provide comprehensive treatment of the role of women in war, from the first written history to the present.

This authoritative encyclopedia presents the work of leading scholars from all over the world to give the first detailed coverage of the role of women in wars throughout history. Histories of war are typically histories of men: great leaders and heroic fighters. Yet the roles of women often receive only limited coverage.

Except for such notables as Joan of Arc, traditional histories give short shrift to women as leaders and fighters. Similarly, the direct victimization ― particularly sexual abuse as a weapon of terror and domination ― and cultural dislocations women suffer in war float as background, without detailed coverage. This work represents a first, devoted in its entirety to thorough examination of all aspects of women in war. For the first time, readers have a single source for information on the scope of women's role in war, and war's effects on them.

About this title

About the Author

Bernard A. Cook, PhD, is professor of history at Loyola University, New Orleans, LA.

Edition details

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1851097708
• ISBN 13: 9781851097708
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 848
• Editor: Bernard A. Cook