Synopses & Reviews
Women of color remain arguably the most economically, politically, and socially marginialized group in the United States and the Third World. In Spoils of War, a diverse group of distinguished contributors suggests that acts of aggression resulting from the racism and sexism inherent in social institutions can be viewed as a sort of "war", experienced daily by women of color. Nine scholars and activists, men and women, identify these wars as state violence, forced migration and exile, unemployment and underemployment, poverty, sexual violence, and colonialism. They then expose the ways in which women of color resist, challenge, and struggle against becoming "spoils of war". This book will be valuable for students of women's studies, sociology, history, African-American studies, Middle Eastern studies, and Chicana studies.
Synopsis
In Spoils of War, a diverse group of distinguished contributors suggest that acts of aggression resulting from the racism and sexism inherent in social institutions can be viewed as a sort of 'war, ' experienced daily by women of color
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-166) and index.