Women as Weapons of War: Iraq, Sex, and the Media

by Kelly Oliver

Book Overview

Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. The very idea that women can be used as interrogation tools, as evidenced in the infamous Abu Ghraib torture photos, plays on age-old fears of women as sexually threatening weapons, and therefore the literal explosion of women onto the war scene should come as no surprise.

From the female soldiers involved in Abu Ghraib to Palestinian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231141912
• ISBN13: 9780231141918
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher