"This set of original articles probes the breadth of vital issues surrounding the impact of war and violence on women globally--and examines what is being done to mitigate their effects"-- "This title examines sexual assaults, rape, discrimination, femicide, wife battering, and maternal mortality of women"-- Provided by publisher. Provided by publisher.

volume 1 --Introduction: Women, war, and violence / Mariam M. Kurtz and Lester R. Kurtz -- Gender and conflict : what do we know? / Sandra I. Cheldelin -- Gendering vulnerability : are women victims of systemic violence? / Mariam M. Kurtz -- Women, war, and violence : some holistic points / Johan Galtung -- Structural violence against women / Kathleen Maas Weigert -- International violence against women : prevalence, outcomes, and prevention / Danielle Dirks and Emily Troshynski -- Women or weapons : the militarist sexist symbiosis / Betty A. Reardon -- Gender, war, and the search for peaceful coexistence / Diana Francis -- Are women the peacemakers? : Are men the warmakers? : exploring the intersection of gender and militarization / Lynne M. Woehrle -- Violence against immigrant women / Pilar Rodríguez Martínez -- Trafficking in women : dynamics, debates, and disconnects / Maryann Bylander -- Wartime rape : a case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo / Mariam M. Kurtz and Mwamini Thambwe Diggs -- Women's roles in everyday armed violence and cease-fire pacts in a Caracas barrio / Manuel Llorens, Verónica Zubillaga, and John Souto -- When daughters are unwanted : sex determination tests in India / Madhu Purnima Kishwar -- Banalization of violence as a self-protection of the psychism / Miriam Gutiérrez-Otero -- Sharia law and its implications for women's status and rights / Saira Yamin -- Lebanese women's nonviolence : action and discourse / Rita Stephan and Nicole Khoury -- The Syrian revolution as lived and led by women activists / Rajaa Altalli and Anne-Marie Codur -- Women and the Egyptian revolution : a dream deferred? / Althea M. Middleton-Detzner, Jillian M. Slutzker, Samuel F. Chapple-Sokol, and Sana A. Mahmood -- The Egyptian revolution empowers women / Mariam M. Kurtz -- Women in combat : the quest for full inclusion / Meredith Kleykamp and Molly Clever -- Spousal PTSD : eradicating the cycle of violence / Jonathan Edmunds. volume 2 -- Preventing violence against women : four strategies / Riane Eisler -- Women in civil resistance / Anne-Marie Codur and Mary Elizabeth King -- Women and civil rights : a personal reflection / Mary Elizabeth King -- UN women : holistic global advocacy to address violence against women / Erin M. Stephens -- Violence against women / Dorota Gierycz -- Establishing rape as a crime against humanity : innovations and reactions from African nations / Susan F. Hirsch and Caroline Sarkis -- India's anti-rape law reform : the need for a surgeon's precision / Madhu Purnima Kishwar -- Women and diplomacy : the case for inclusive security / Swanee Hunt and Deborah Cavin -- Fighting violence against women : a toolkit / Lester R. Kurtz -- Trafficking in human beings : a gender- and rights-based approach / Dorota Gierycz -- Patriarchy, pedagogy, and learning toward a culture of peace / Betty A. Reardon -- Human rights education : a key to eliminating violence against women in India / Anamika Gupta -- "Conduct unbecoming" : prosecuting sexual assault in the military / Ashley M. Belyea -- Violence against the environment : women taking action / Leeanne E. Alonso, Shivani Bhalla, Alexis Bermudez, Mary K. Cline, Christina M.E. Ellis, Ana Liz Flores, Renée González Montagut, Martha M. Hurley, Rebecca Kormos, Patricia Moreno-Casasola, and Annette L. Tjon Sie Fat.