Conflict-Related Violence Against Women: Transforming Transition
- ISBN-10
- 1107106346
- ISBN-13
- 9781107106345
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 367
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-01-31
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Aisling Swaine
Description
This book expands the current 'weapon of war' discourse on sexual violence, highlighting a wider spectrum of conflict-related violence against women.
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