An urgent corrective to the erasure of the female fighter from narratives on gender and power, demanding that we see all Women as political actors.
Historically, these women--viewed as victims, weak-willed wives, and prey to Stockholm Syndrome--have been deeply misunder. "Violence, for me, and for the Women I chronicle in this book, is simply a political reality." Though the female fighter is often seen as an anomaly, Women make up nearly 30% of militant movements worldwide.
An urgent corrective to the erasure of the female fighter from narratives on gender and power, demanding that we see all Women as political actors