Leatherman, Janie,  1959- <br/><br/>
Sexual violence and armed conflict / 
Janie L. Leatherman. 
 - Cambridge :  Polity,  2011. 
 - xii, 244 p. ;  21 cm. 
 - War and conflict in the modern world .
 - War and conflict in the modern world. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> This text offers a comprehensive analysis of the causes, consequences and responses to sexual violence in contemporary armed conflict. It explores the function and effect of wartime sexual violence and examines the conditions that make women and girls most vulnerable to these acts both before, during and after conflict. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780745641881 (pbk.) :  £12.99 0745641881 (pbk.) :  £12.99 9780745641874 (hbk.) :  £40.00 0745641873 (hbk.) :  £40.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>War and society.<br/>War victims.<br/>Rape as a weapon of war.<br/>Sex crimes.<br/>Politics and Government.