TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matfess,Hilary
ED  - International African Institute,
ED  - Royal African Society,
ED  - World Peace Foundation,
TI  - Women and the war on Boko Haram: wives, weapons, witnesses 
T2  - African arguments
SN  - 9781786991478
AV  - HQ1815.5 
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - London, UK
PB  - Zed Books Ltd, in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, World Peace Foundation
KW  - Boko Haram
KW  - fast
KW  - gnd
KW  - Women
KW  - Nigeria
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Kidnapping
KW  - Abuse of
KW  - Femmes
KW  - Conditions sociales
KW  - 21e siècle
KW  - Violence envers
KW  - Frau
KW  - Gewalt
KW  - Missbrauch
KW  - Terroristin
KW  - Selbstmordattentäterin
KW  - Entführung
KW  - Bekämpfung
KW  - pplt
KW  - Girls
KW  - Abduction
KW  - Attacks
KW  - Insurgency
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Violence
KW  - Society
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-262) and index
N2  - "For over a decade, Boko Haram has waged a campaign of terror across north-eastern Nigeria. In 2014, the kidnapping of 276 girls in Chibok shocked the world, giving rise to the #BringBackOurGirls movement. Yet Boko Haram's campaign of violence against women and girls goes far beyond the Chibok abductions. From its inception, the group has systematically exploited women to advance its aims. Perhaps more disturbing still, some Nigerian women have chosen to become active supporters of the group, even sacrificing their lives as suicide bombers. These events cannot be understood without first acknowledging the long-running marginalisation of women in Nigerian society. Having conducted extensive fieldwork throughout the region, Hilary Matfess provides a vivid and thought-provoking account of Boko Haram's impact on the lives of Nigerian women, as well as the wider social and political context that fuels the group's violence."--Back cover
ER  -