TY - BOOK AU - Faizal,Farah AU - Rajagopalan,Swarna TI - Women, security, South Asia: a clearing in the thicket SN - 0761933867 (hard back) AV - JZ1253.2 .W67 2005 U1 - 303.4820820954 PY - 2005/// CY - New Delhi, Thousand Oaks PB - Sage Publications KW - International relations KW - Social aspects KW - Security, International KW - Sex role KW - South Asia N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; Women and security : in search of a new paradigm / Swarna Rajagopalan -- Societal insecurities : a Maldivian study / Farah Faizal -- In/security : Afghan women refugees / Saba Gul Khattak -- Silence and marginality : gendered security and the nation-state / Amena Mohsin -- Dying to be equal : women militants and organisational decision-making / Sudha Ramachandran -- Women taking the track two path / Ilmas Futehally -- In conclusion / Farah Faizal; Sociology; SR N2 - Summary: Explores women's perspectives on matters of security and related policy, focusing on women in South Asia who are battling society, insecurity and violence in some form. The book examines theories of security; seeks concrete agendas for empirical research in security studies; and brings together statistical, ethnographic and survey data UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005014162.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0658/2005014162-d.html UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/women-security-south-asia/oclc/493493429&referer=brief_results ER -