Mothers, monsters, whores

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Laura SjobergCaron E. GentryLaura SjobergFirst published 20073 editions

This is a look at military women who engage in torture: the Chechen 'Black Widows'; Middle Eastern suicide bombers and the women who directed and participated in genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda. This text analyses the biological, psychological and sexualized stereotypes through which these women are conventionally depicted.

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First publish date 20073 credited authorsSearch language english

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