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Gender, Terrorism, and Nation-Building: A Comparative Study of Chechnya's Black Widows and the Female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This research examines the historical context of female terrorists in Chechnya (referred to as Black Widows) as well as the female participants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The author explores women’s motivations for joining each of the conflicts, as well as the shifting role of women within terrorist organizations. Outcomes for women in civil society in both Chechnya and Sri Lanka after they leave the patriarchal structure of the military are also examined.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- International Studies
- Year dc:date.available
- 2022
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Kadar, Rachel
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Dr. Andrea Molle
- Dr. Nancy Martin
- Dr. Lynn Horton
Subjects
dc:subject × 4Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/international_studies_theses/12
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.chapman.edu:international_studies_theses-1012