{"product_id":"the-pitfalls-of-protection-gender-violence-and-power-in-afghanistan-paperback","title":"The Pitfalls of Protection: Gender, Violence, and Power in Afghanistan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTorunn Wimpelmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's open access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, violence against women has emerged as the single most important issue for Afghan gender politics. \u003ci\u003eThe Pitfalls of Protection, \u003c\/i\u003ebased on research conducted in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2015, locates the struggles over gender violence in local and global power configurations. The author finds that aid flows and geopolitics have served as both opportunities and obstacles to feminist politics in Afghanistan. Showing why Afghan activists often chose to use the leverage of Western powers instead of entering into either protracted negotiations with powerful national actors or broad political mobilization, the book examines both the achievements and the limits of this strategy.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pitfalls of Protection \u003c\/i\u003eis an important contribution to the field of gendered change in Afghanistan. Torunn Wimpelmann provides detailed description and analysis of the processes of gendered law-making in a space contested by local, national, and indeed global actors and explains and analyzes deeply unjust and violent infractions on women's bodies and lives while keeping a respectful distance and avoiding dramatization. Wimpelmann has written an excellent book.\"--Jelke Boesten, author of \u003ci\u003eSexual Violence in War and Peace: Gender, Power and Postconflict Justice in Peru\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntersecting Inequalities: Women and Social Policy in Peru\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This lucid, meticulously researched and immensely readable book deftly guides the reader through the maze of contradictions that mark the politics of gender in Afghanistan. It vividly captures the fluid and fragmented nature of the political terrain upon which women's rights are being contested. Essential reading for those with an interest in Afghanistan, gender, gender-based violence and post- conflict governance.\"--Deniz Kandiyoti, Emeritus Professor of Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTorunn Wimpelmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45054647959691,"sku":"9780520293199","price":71.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/Q1VIdHpVUThCSzlCZ3huQVliZSsxUT09.webp?v=1767246911","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-pitfalls-of-protection-gender-violence-and-power-in-afghanistan-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}