Women combatants and gender identity in contemporary conflicts : the case of the LTTE

Three decades of ethno-nationalist war in Sri Lanka has contributed to a major social change for Tamil women in Jaffna. An important component of this change has been the recruitment of women in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). This thesis explores the role of the women combatants from a...

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Main Author: Herath, Tamara
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.645643