Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present Vol. 2

About this book

This authoritative encyclopedia presents the work of leading scholars from all over the world to give the first detailed coverage of the role of women in wars throughout history. Histories of war are typically histories of men: great leaders and heroic fighters. Yet the roles of women often receive only limited coverage. Except for such notables as Joan of Arc traditional histories give short shrift to women as leaders and fighters. Similarly the direct victimizationparticularly sexual abuse as a weapon of terror and dominationand cultural dislocations women suffer in war float as background without detailed coverage. This work represents a first devoted in its entirety to thorough examination of all aspects of women in war. For the first time readers have a single source for information on the scope of womens role in war and wars effects on them.