Meredeth Turshen is Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA.

"This is not a ‘neat’ book, in that the analysis suggests loose ends that cannot be tied up. But this is reflective of the extreme messiness of violence and conflict that make up the lives of many women, and for this it is refreshing and ultimately more convincing, and more useful in understanding the persistence of violence in women’s lives." - Fenella Porter, Ruskin College, Oxford, UK

• Part 1: The persistence of violence 1. Gender and the political economy of violence 2. The gendered history of persistent violence Part 2. Violence in production and social reproduction 3. Gender and the use of force in production 4. Violence in biological and social reproduction 5. The construction of lives in armed conflict Part 3. Social movements and social justice 6. Social movements and the struggle for social justice

Meredeth Turshen is Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA.

"This is not a ‘neat’ book, in that the analysis suggests loose ends that cannot be tied up. But this is reflective of the extreme messiness of violence and conflict that make up the lives of many women, and for this it is refreshing and ultimately more convincing, and more useful in understanding the persistence of violence in women’s lives." - Fenella Porter, Ruskin College, Oxford, UK

• Part 1: The persistence of violence 1. Gender and the political economy of violence 2. The gendered history of persistent violence Part 2. Violence in production and social reproduction 3. Gender and the use of force in production 4. Violence in biological and social reproduction 5. The construction of lives in armed conflict Part 3. Social movements and social justice 6. Social movements and the struggle for social justice

Meredeth Turshen is Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA.

"This is not a ‘neat’ book, in that the analysis suggests loose ends that cannot be tied up. But this is reflective of the extreme messiness of violence and conflict that make up the lives of many women, and for this it is refreshing and ultimately more convincing, and more useful in understanding the persistence of violence in women’s lives." - Fenella Porter, Ruskin College, Oxford, UK

• Part 1: The persistence of violence 1. Gender and the political economy of violence 2. The gendered history of persistent violence Part 2. Violence in production and social reproduction 3. Gender and the use of force in production 4. Violence in biological and social reproduction 5. The construction of lives in armed conflict Part 3. Social movements and social justice 6. Social movements and the struggle for social justice