Year: 2004
Type: book-review
Abstract: The weakness in this anthology, as in the underlying project, is that, in its attempt to provide a comparative analysis, it is unclear why Sri Lanka and the former Yugoslavia were chosen as the regions of study.The (somewhat cumbersome) introduction attempts to justify the comparative project, despite the many differences, but never explains why regions like Palestine and Rwanda were not included.The project was hosted by York University in Toronto, and neither the introduction nor the essays discuss the geopolitical role and function of this location as facilitator.Finally, reading the anthology is both utterly painful and inspiring.Not only are the effects of war so devastating, but the general inability of feminists to penetrate political processes in significant ways is worrisome.At the same time the hope, perseverance, and initiatives discussed in the book are inspiring, and should pave the way to thinking and working towards deeper and necessary social changes.
Author: Martin Jones
Institution: York University
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1551754941