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Women in Combat

A Reference Handbook

By: Rosemarie Skaine

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Women in Combat

A Reference Handbook

By: Rosemarie Skaine

This handbook provides a straightforward account of how women have served in combat roles and explains the ongoing controversy surrounding efforts to legalize combat assignments for female service members. Women have been excluded from combat roles for most of American history. During conflicts such as the American Civil War, a few women enlisted as men; in some cases, their identities as women were not discovered until after their deaths. Today, the nontraditional battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan have no clearly defined front lines, and many female soldiers have found themselves face-to-face with the enemy. Yet despite the realities of modern warfare, the subject of women serving in combat roles remains highly controversial. Women in Combat: A Reference Handbook examines the historical background, current dilemmas, and global context of this contentious issue. The author explores both sides of the argument, presenting information from leading sources and gleaned from personal interviews. Statistical data, primary source documents, a directory of organizations, and print and electronic resources offer additional insight.

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1598844601

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The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

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The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

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Even though the people of Afghanistan in general suffered under the rule of the Taliban, women lived especially difficult lives, enduring terrible hardships. They were denied basic human rights, forced to wear veils and kept in seclusion. This work addresses the religion, revolution, and national identity of Afghan women and places them within their gender-political and religious-political roles, thus elevating our understanding of their abuse, imprisonment and murder, and offering a basis for their rehabilitation. Powerful and moving interviews with Afghan women conducted and translated by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan are presented and a brief history of the struggle of the Afghan women and an overview of the conflict between the Afghans and the Taliban are included.

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0786481749

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Women in Combat

A Reference Handbook

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A Reference Handbook

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The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

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The Cuban Family

Custom and Change in an Era of Hardship

By: Rosemarie Skaine

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The Cuban Family

Custom and Change in an Era of Hardship

By: Rosemarie Skaine

This work explores how relationships of blood, marriage, sex, and residence work in each type of Cuban family, particularly as it is affected by Cuba's struggle to transform its economy. It also examines historical perspectives on the contemporary Cuban family, ethnicity and race, marriage, the extended family, family rights, the emigrating family, United States' citizenship issues, religion and the Cuban-American family. Tables list such details as population numbers, age, life expectancy, growth, birth, and death rates, immigration and mortality rates, HIV rates and literacy. The book also includes narratives of childhood memories from pre-revolutionary Cuba to the late 20th century, providing fresh insights into the cultural value attached to the family.

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0786481757

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Women of Afghanistan in the Post-Taliban Era

How Lives Have Changed and Where They Stand Today

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Women of Afghanistan in the Post-Taliban Era

How Lives Have Changed and Where They Stand Today

By: Rosemarie Skaine

This book examines the changing roles of Afghani women in the aftermath of the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime in 2001. It describes the success of women in the workforce, and evaluates how their achievements have come about in a nation that struggles to overcome years of poverty, corruption, regional conflicts, and the overwhelming destruction of war. The book also covers the unique health challenges faced by women and families living in Afghanistan, focusing on recent developments in maternal and reproductive health care, the lingering problems associated with food shortages, and the improved availability of local emergency services and basic health care. Finally, the work evaluates the impact of the 2005 resurgence of the Taliban on women and girls.

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0786437928

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Suicide Warfare

Culture, the Military, and the Individual as a Weapon

By: Rosemarie Skaine

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Suicide Warfare

Culture, the Military, and the Individual as a Weapon

By: Rosemarie Skaine

This book provides up-to-date coverage of the policies, strategies, and effects of suicide in war, examining this subject from societal and military perspectives to shed light on the justifications for using human beings as expendable weapons. Suicide warfare has expanded over the years and become a global phenomenon. In some parts of the world, it has become rooted in the fabric of society. Westerners often find it difficult to grasp why someone would be willing to sacrifice their life in order to take the lives of others. Suicide Warfare: Culture, the Military, and the Individual as a Weapon provides a thorough examination of the topic that enables readers to understand the justification for suicide warfare and better appreciate how the ideology of the individuals and organizations that resort to suicide warfare greatly complicates security issues in the 21st century. The book covers the policies, strategies, and effects of suicide in war, examining suicide warfare in its entirety from a theoretical standpoint, and then applying those theories to the actual manifestations of and politico-military responses to suicide warfare. The author discusses specific organizations such as Al Qaeda and the Chechen rebels, analyzing each within its societal context, military justification, individual motivation, and outcomes, and addresses principles of sociological and conflict theory to place suicide warfare in a clearer conceptual framework. The book presents case studies that allow readers to better understand abstract theories and make distinctions between individual cases of suicide warfare.

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0313398658

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9780313398650

Women of Afghanistan in the Post-Taliban Era

How Lives Have Changed and Where They Stand Today

By: Rosemarie Skaine

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How Lives Have Changed and Where They Stand Today

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Women College Basketball Coaches

By: Rosemarie Skaine

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Women College Basketball Coaches

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Tall, powerful athletes surge toward the goal in the last seconds of a fiercely fought game, providing excitement to an arena full of basketball fans. Increasingly, challenging games like this are being played by women's college teams. With the passage of Title IX and the success of the WNBA (Women's National Basketball League), women's college teams have received more support and attention both from academic institutions and basketball fans. One of the primary reasons for the growing interest in women's college basketball is the dedication of the women who coach these student athletes to personal and athletic success. Women currently coach nearly 65 percent of the women's basketball teams in all divisions of the NCAA. Their commitment to their sport and to their athletes has resulted in a game and a generation of athletes unlike any other. This analysis of the role of women coaches in college basketball provides a detailed history of women's involvement in college sports, as well as insights into the work of the great women coaches of the past and present, all highlighted through interviews with some of the most important women coaches of today.

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0786450827

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Women at War

Gender Issues of Americans in Combat

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Women at War

Gender Issues of Americans in Combat

By: Rosemarie Skaine

The Persian Gulf War changed the face of combat. It brought women’s military roles into the spotlight, in large part via the mass media, and showed that many women performed combat roles similar to those of men during the conflict. The war was thus an impetus for changes in laws that had prevented women from serving in combat assignments. In past centuries, because it was not culturally acceptable for women to serve in combat, surprising numbers joined secretly under assumed male names. After defining exactly what is meant by “war” and “combat,” this work presents historical and present-day views of the involvement of women in the military. The impact of regulations on women in combat is analyzed, as is the role of the American public in the controversy. Female combat is put into context with sociological theory; also discussed are readiness, cohesion, ability, sexuality, equal opportunity and family issues.

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0786481730

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Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military

The Battle within America's Armed Forces

By: Rosemarie Skaine

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Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military

The Battle within America's Armed Forces

By: Rosemarie Skaine

This book provides an in-depth analysis of sexual assault in the military from historical and contemporary perspectives, offering suggestions that could change the existing culture and approaches that will reduce or eliminate sexual assault in the armed forces. Sexual assault has been an aspect of the U.S. military historically and is today widely recognized as a significant problem with far-reaching repercussions. How does sexual assault negatively impact not only the victims themselves but also the U.S. military's strength, readiness, and morale? This book answers these questions and documents the problems with reporting and prosecuting sexual assault complaints within our armed forces, examines the current policy and laws to identify what changes are needed, and analyzes recent efforts to prevent sexual assault. Author Rosemarie Skaine introduces the subject with a historical perspective that covers women, men, gays and lesbians, and non-military personnel as the subjects of sexual assault and provides readers with clear definitions of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The chapters explain how sexual assault negatively affects the military's performance as a whole, thereby serving to undermine national security; and covers preventative approaches and legislation intended to change the current military culture. The book also includes a bibliography, tables of key figures, and footnotes and endnotes that fully document the data presented.

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1440833796

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Suicide Warfare

Culture, the Military, and the Individual as a Weapon

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Culture, the Military, and the Individual as a Weapon

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The Cuban Family

Custom and Change in an Era of Hardship

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Custom and Change in an Era of Hardship

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0786416777

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Power and Gender

Issues in Sexual Dominance and Harassment

By: Rosemarie Skaine

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Power and Gender

Issues in Sexual Dominance and Harassment

By: Rosemarie Skaine

Most Americans were shocked when Anita Hill charged U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment. Not surprisingly, the nation was divided on the Senate hearings on the matter--some believed Hill, others, Thomas. Perhaps the most important result of the hearings was to open the eyes of a majority of the public to the issue of sexual harassment and to begin a dialog on the issue. This work first defines sexual harassment, including operational, sociological and legal definitions, and then provides a history of the issue in the United States and a theoretical framework of why harassment occurs. This is followed by a look at the legal dimension of the problem, with a discussion of pertinent federal and state laws and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) decisions. The incidence and settings (e.g., workplace, housing, religious institutions) are next examined, followed by chapters on sexual harassment in the government, the military, and in education. The book concludes with discussions of strategies for the victims and for employers.

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0786402083

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Paternity and American Law

By: Rosemarie Skaine

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Paternity and American Law

By: Rosemarie Skaine

A father's role in the family has been defined in various ways throughout the history of the United States. The English heritage of the first settlers encouraged patriarchal rule in the family. As changing technology spurred the Industrial Revolution, the father was propelled out of the home and into the workplace, and his role became that of breadwinner. Consequently, mothers soon found their authority in the home heightened. Both parents left the home when the World War II effort urged citizens into the factories and offices to serve the United States in a time of crisis. This again led to a more aggressive female presence in society as well as the family. As the father's role in the family changed, so did the laws reflecting the father's rights. Today the line is skewed, as more often the establishment of paternity becomes a difficult process no longer defined by the old standards of marriage or adoption. This text discusses the changes in paternity laws over time and the ways in which each era's societal norms have been reflected in those laws. Custody, legitimacy, adoption and paternity are examined from a legal standpoint. Child support, visitation scheduling and third party parenting and visitation rights are also discussed. Finally, current trends that affect paternity laws are examined. Major cases, statutes and model acts that exemplify changes in paternity laws are listed in three appendices.

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0786414111

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A Man of the Twentieth Century

Recollections of Warren V. Keller, Nebraskan

By: Warren V. Keller,Rosemarie Skaine,James Cole Skaine

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A Man of the Twentieth Century

Recollections of Warren V. Keller, Nebraskan

By: Warren V. Keller,Rosemarie Skaine,James Cole Skaine

The life and times of Warren V. Keller of Grand Island, Nebraska. Born in 1900, his experiences reflect the great changes that have occurred in so many parts of our society in the 20th Century.

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0967224004

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Book's by Rosemarie Skaine

Women in Combat

Women in Combat

The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

Women in Combat

Women in Combat

The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban

The Cuban Family

The Cuban Family

Women of Afghanistan in the Post-Taliban Era

Women of Afghanistan in the Post-Taliban Era

Suicide Warfare

Suicide Warfare

Women of Afghanistan in the Post-Taliban Era

Women of Afghanistan in the Post-Taliban Era

Women College Basketball Coaches

Women College Basketball Coaches

Women at War

Women at War

Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military

Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military

Suicide Warfare

Suicide Warfare

The Cuban Family

The Cuban Family

Power and Gender

Power and Gender

Paternity and American Law

Paternity and American Law

A Man of the Twentieth Century

A Man of the Twentieth Century

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