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Author:

Matfess, Hilary, author.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Zed Books Ltd ;

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xvii, 270 pages ; 23 cm.

Subject:

2000-2099
Boko Haram.
Women--Nigeria--Social conditions--21st century.
Kidnapping--Nigeria.
Women--Abuse of--Nigeria.
Nigeria--Social conditions--21st century.

Other Authors:

International African Institute, publisher.
Royal African Society, publisher.
World Peace Foundation, publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-262) and index.

Contents:

Index. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Nigeria at a crossroads -- 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.

Series:

African arguments

ISBN:

9781786991454
1786991454
9781786991461
1786991462

OCLC:

(OCoLC)964378217

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)