The women in blue helmets gender, policing, and the UN's first all-female peacekeeping unit / Lesley J. Pruitt.

Author/creator Pruitt, Lesley J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Description1 online resource.
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Subjects

Contents FFPU in global context -- A brief history of how the FFPU emerged from Indian policing -- Women at work: securing the peace -- Two steps forward and one step back? political economy, women, and violence -- Who's afraid of the girls? -- One size fits some?
Abstract "The Women in Blue Helmets tells the story of the first all-female police unit deployed by India to the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia in January 2007. Lesley J. Pruitt investigates how the unit was originated, developed, and implemented, offering an important historical record of this unique initiative. Examining precedents in policing in the troop-contributing country and recent developments in policing in the host country, the book offers contextually rich examination of all-female units, explores the potential benefits of and challenges to women's participation in peacekeeping, and illuminates broader questions about the relationship between gender, peace, and security."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: Pruitt, Lesley J., author. Women in blue helmets Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016] 9780520290600
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016007189
ISBN9780520964716 (Epub)

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