Marie E. Berry is Assistant Professor of International Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.

'Berry's War, Women, and Power is a true tour de force. We know that periods of war are often followed by increases in women's political participation, but prior to this book, we didn't understand why. Combining careful historical analyses, with more than 260 interviews with political actors in Rwanda and Bosnia, Berry traces the process by which the destruction of war pushed women to develop new network ties, new community organizations, and new collective humanitarian projects, which in turn institutionalized new forms of women's political participation. Sadly, however, she also finds that these gains are relatively short lived. More than just a patriarchal backlash, Berry demonstrates how well-meaning international humanitarian assistance had the surprising and unanticipated consequence of flattening out women's nascent political gains. Engaging, heart wrenching, and original, War, Women, and Power is a must read for everyone interested in gender, war, and the necessity of building equitable post-war societies.' Jocelyn Viterna, Harvard University, Massachusetts

• 1. From violence to mobilization: war, women, and power; 2. Historical roots of mass violence in Rwanda; 3. War and structural shifts in Rwanda; 4. Women's political mobilization in Rwanda; 5. Historical roots of mass violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 6. War and structural shifts in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7. Women's political mobilization in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 8. Limits of mobilization; 9. Conclusion.

Marie E. Berry is Assistant Professor of International Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.

'Berry's War, Women, and Power is a true tour de force. We know that periods of war are often followed by increases in women's political participation, but prior to this book, we didn't understand why. Combining careful historical analyses, with more than 260 interviews with political actors in Rwanda and Bosnia, Berry traces the process by which the destruction of war pushed women to develop new network ties, new community organizations, and new collective humanitarian projects, which in turn institutionalized new forms of women's political participation. Sadly, however, she also finds that these gains are relatively short lived. More than just a patriarchal backlash, Berry demonstrates how well-meaning international humanitarian assistance had the surprising and unanticipated consequence of flattening out women's nascent political gains. Engaging, heart wrenching, and original, War, Women, and Power is a must read for everyone interested in gender, war, and the necessity of building equitable post-war societies.' Jocelyn Viterna, Harvard University, Massachusetts

• 1. From violence to mobilization: war, women, and power; 2. Historical roots of mass violence in Rwanda; 3. War and structural shifts in Rwanda; 4. Women's political mobilization in Rwanda; 5. Historical roots of mass violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 6. War and structural shifts in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7. Women's political mobilization in Bosnia-Herzegovina; 8. Limits of mobilization; 9. Conclusion.