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Liberia's Women Veterans

War, Roles and Reintegration

By: Leena Vastapuu

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Liberia's Women Veterans

War, Roles and Reintegration

By: Leena Vastapuu

The Liberian civil wars of the 1990s and 2000s became notorious for their atrocities, and for the widespread use of child soldiers. Girls and young women accounted for up to 40 per cent of these soldiers, but their unique perspective and experiences have largely been excluded from accounts of the conflict. In Liberia's Women Veterans, Leena Vastapuu uses an innovative auto-photographic methodology to tell the story of two of Africa's most brutal civil wars through the eyes of 133 female former soldiers. Incorporating their testimonies alongside a series of vivid illustrations by Emmi Nieminen, the book provides an in-depth account of these women's experiences of trauma, stigma, and the challenges of reintegration into post-war society, as well as their hopes and aspirations for the future. Vastapuu argues that these women, too often been perceived merely as passive victims of the conflict, can in fact play an important role in post-war reconciliation and peace-building. Overturning gendered perceptions of warfare and militarism, the book provides a unique take on humanitarian practices and post-conflict societies, making essential reading for policymakers as well as students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1786990822

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Liberia's Women Veterans

War, Roles and Reintegration

By: Leena Vastapuu

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War, Roles and Reintegration

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Snow Woman

By: Leena Lehtolainen

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Snow Woman

By: Leena Lehtolainen

When the well-known director of a women's retreat center goes missing, Espoo Police Detective Maria Kallio is called to investigate. As the missing woman's friends and family quickly become the pool of suspects, Maria must soften her tough interrogation style to uncover the information she needs to solve the crime. Meanwhile, a killer Maria put in prison escapes and sets out to take revenge. As the missing persons case--and Maria's personal life--become increasingly complicated, the Espoo Police work to track down the escaped killer before it's too late.

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1477826513

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Derailed

By: Leena Lehtolainen

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Derailed

By: Leena Lehtolainen

After surviving a terrifying assault during her last investigation, Maria Kallio traded in her badge for a comfortable desk job. But when the head of social affairs for the Finnish Athletics Federation is murdered, the victim of an apparent poisoning, Maria is drawn back into a race against more than murder. A series of crimes has unfolded, and to Maria's trained eyes, they look like the makings of a conspiracy. As Maria follows the track to a doping scandal, a money-laundering scheme, domestic abuse, and explosive death threats leveled against a sports reporter, she collects the pieces of a baffling puzzle. Now, to run down the killer and save the next victim, all she has to do is make them fit. So far only one thing is for certain: Maria Kallio is rediscovering the thrill of the chase.

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1503904490

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Independence

By: Leena Telén

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Independence

By: Leena Telén

Independence is a story in three parts, named for three passionate women – Aino, Salme and Leena – who struggle to achieve independence, whether from a war, a lover or a domineering father. It’s a family story, as well as the story of Finland, a small European nation fighting to be born from the savage civil war of 1918. The author’s grandmother Aino was imprisoned aged 19, during the civil war, for the crime of feeding the ‘wrong’ fighters. Aino’s daughter Salme fell in love with an ambitious athlete – charismatic, domineering and frankly mad – and endured a catastrophic divorce. Their daughter – Leena – became a teenage Finnish swimming champion but rebelled against a gruelling training regime and ran away from home in search of freedom. It is a story of survival, but also of joy and eventually, forgiveness.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1805149938

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Below the Surface

By: Leena Lehtolainen

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Below the Surface

By: Leena Lehtolainen

When a woman's body turns up in a lake--a bullet to the back of her head--Violent Crime Unit commander Maria Kallio, freshly back from maternity leave, is fast to get on the case. The victim is ID'd as Annukka Hackman, wife of a prominent publisher and author of an upcoming unauthorized tell-all book on Sasha Smeds, Finland's celebrated racing rally driver. Almost as soon as the inquiry starts, it goes off the rails, as those connected to Annukka--and to Smeds--seem to have more secrets than they have alibis. Was the journalist about to reveal a bombshell that someone was desperate to keep quiet? Or will it take some reading between the lines? The clues may be few, but the list of suspects is long. As she struggles to balance her home life, run a department tainted by career-threatening allegations, and catch a killer, Maria is shocked to find just what someone was willing to do in the name of love...or revenge.

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1542048745

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Fatal Headwind

By: Leena Lehtolainen

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Fatal Headwind

By: Leena Lehtolainen

After months of maternity leave, police detective Maria Kallio is ready to return to work. But before assuming her new post as head of the Violent Crime Unit, she learns that her ex-boyfriend Harri had mysteriously fallen to his death on the island of Rodskar. On the anniversary of that event, Harri's boss loses his life on the same rocks. Kallio searches for the link between these two tragedies and is soon convinced that they weren't accidents -- they were murders.

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1503936481

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Before I Go

By: Leena Lehtolainen

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Before I Go

By: Leena Lehtolainen

A fierce detective risks everything to unravel a tangle of secrets and corruption protecting a killer in this spellbinding seventh mystery in the tension-filled Maria Kallio series. When Petri Ilveskivi is murdered in the street on his way to a city-planning meeting, Maria Kallio, commander of Espoo's Violent Crime Unit, and her team are first on the scene. Almost immediately, her focus is on the band of skinheads who brutally attacked the Finnish commissioner and his husband three years earlier. Did they finally finish the hate crime they started? But the trail soon reveals a web of lies--secrets Petri was keeping from even those closest to him--and a long list of suspects. As she juggles her obligations as a wife, mother, and detective, Maria suggests to her superiors that what first appears to be a random assault may actually be something more sinister. When she's met with silence and higher-ups take her off the case, she disobeys orders and investigates on her own, putting both her family and herself at risk. In this captivating tale in the Maria Kallio series, someone is protecting a killer. Can Maria track them down before the next victim falls?

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1477822992

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My First Murder

By: Leena Lehtolainen

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My First Murder

By: Leena Lehtolainen

After a student choir's practice session at a Helsinki villa turns deadly, Detective Maria Kallio finds herself in the middle of the action -- and her first murder case. Someone in the group wanted playboy Tommi Peltonen dead, but that's one song these suspects refuse to sing. Behind the choir's jovial facade lies bitter passion, and the victim's seemingly perfect life hid a host of sins that made him a target of almost everyone in the villa. As a young female -- and a redhead to boot -- Maria knows that solving this case will help her overcome her perceived shortcoming in the eyes of her colleagues. But as the case takes startling twists and turns, and friends and foes become interchangeable, will she be able to piece together the clues before the killer strikes again?

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Book's by Leena Vastapuu

Liberia's Women Veterans

Liberia's Women Veterans

Liberia's Women Veterans

Liberia's Women Veterans

Snow Woman

Snow Woman

Derailed

Derailed

Independence

Independence

Below the Surface

Below the Surface

Fatal Headwind

Fatal Headwind

Before I Go

Before I Go

My First Murder

My First Murder

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