Gendercide and Genocide
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826514448 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Adam Jones, a professor of international studies at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City, is the author of Beyond the Barricades: Nicaragua and the Struggle for the Sandinista Press and the editor of Genocide, War Crimes, and the West: History and Compli
They range from a sophisticated theoretical analysis of gendercide to in-depth treatments of such topics as the Rwandan genocide of 1994, the gendercidal oppression of young African American males, the predicament of gays and lesbians in the face of increasing biotechnological manipulation of human behavior, and the psychology of shame and humiliation underlying generdercides against both sexes. A closing essay considers the relevance of feminist and men's studies literatures for the study of gendercide.. Such males, Jones contends, are typically seen as "the group posing the greatest danger to the conquering force." Jones's article also examines the use of "gendercidal institutions"such as female infanticide, witch-hunts, military conscription, and forced laboragainst both women and men.The subsequent essayssome original, some drawn from a spe
About the Author Adam Jones, a professor of international studies at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City, is the author of Beyond the Barricades: Nicaragua and the Struggle for the Sandinista Press and the editor of Genocide, War Crimes, and the West: History and Complicity.