Women and the war on Boko Haram : wives, weapons, witnesses / Hilary Matfess.

Author/creator Matfess, Hilary author.
Other author International African Institute publisher.
Other author Royal African Society, publisher.
Other author World Peace Foundation, publisher.
Format Book
PublicationLondon, UK : Zed Books Ltd, 2017.
Copyright Date©2017
Descriptionxvii, 270 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesAfrican arguments
African arguments. ^A672268
Contents Glossary and list of acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Understanding Boko Haram -- 2. Precursors to the insurgency and the sharia debates -- 3. Being a girl in Nigeria and the gender politics of Boko Haram -- 4. Girls as symbols : the Chibok abductions and the silent majority -- 5. Women at war : wives and weapons in the insurgency -- 6. Rescued to what? : displacement, vulnerability, and the dark side of 'heroism' -- 7. The way forward -- 8. Lessons learned : applying best practice to Boko Haram -- Conclusion. Nigeria at a crossroads -- Notes -- References -- Index.
General note"In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 227-262) and index.
ISBN1786991462 (hardback)
ISBN9781786991461 (hardback)
ISBN1786991454 (paperback)
ISBN9781786991454 (paperback)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1815.5 .M28 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold