Women and War
Published on 20. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7453-2073-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is a compelling photographic diary examining what happens to women when war goes on, and when it's over.
Jenny Matthews has spent the last 20 years visiting countries affected by war, including Nicaragua, Mozambique, Rwanda, Angola, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Colombia, Afghanistan, Burma and Croatia.
Most civilian casualties of war are women - the photographs show the roles these women play: watching, avoiding, coping, confronting, participating; and the emotions they experience: anger, fear, despair, joy, hope, terror, anxiety and depression.
The photographs reveal various common themes: women's relationship to war as mothers, living with violence, exile, the bearing of arms, the continuation of daily life, the traditional role of caring, the damage done to bodies and minds and the solitude of widowhood.
Jenny Matthews has spent the last 20 years visiting countries affected by war, including Nicaragua, Mozambique, Rwanda, Angola, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Colombia, Afghanistan, Burma and Croatia.
Most civilian casualties of war are women - the photographs show the roles these women play: watching, avoiding, coping, confronting, participating; and the emotions they experience: anger, fear, despair, joy, hope, terror, anxiety and depression.
The photographs reveal various common themes: women's relationship to war as mothers, living with violence, exile, the bearing of arms, the continuation of daily life, the traditional role of caring, the damage done to bodies and minds and the solitude of widowhood.
Reviews / Votes
'One of the joys of this collection is that it is not all misery, but more an exhibition of strength in the face of adversity' -- New StatesmanMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
120 b&w photographs
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
627 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7453-2073-1 (9780745320731)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jenny Matthews has worked as a photographer since 1982. Her work has been commissioned and published in a wide range of international magazines including Marie Claire, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Independent. She has also worked for a number of development organisations including Save the Children, Action Aid, Oxfam, Christian Aid, and Sight Savers. She is the author of Women and War (Pluto Press, 2003) and an exhibition featuring the book was shown in London, Newcastle, Aberystwyth, Nottingham, Manchester and Glasgow.
Content
1. Women's relationship to war as mothers
2. Living with violence
3. Exile
4. The bearing of arms
5. The continuation of daily life
6. The traditional role of caring and mediating
7. The wider work opportunities afforded to women in times of war
8. The damage done to bodies and minds
9. The solitude of widowhood
10. Life after war
2. Living with violence
3. Exile
4. The bearing of arms
5. The continuation of daily life
6. The traditional role of caring and mediating
7. The wider work opportunities afforded to women in times of war
8. The damage done to bodies and minds
9. The solitude of widowhood
10. Life after war