| Gendered Violence: Jewish Women in the Pogroms of 1917 to 1921 Contributor(s): Astashkevich, Irina (Author) |
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ISBN: 1618119990 ISBN-13: 9781618119995 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict - Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| LCCN: 2018960615 |
| Series: Jews of Russia & Eastern Europe and Their Legacy |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.54 lbs) 170 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a groundbreaking study of an important and neglected topic. Between 1917 and 1921, rape was used as a strategic weapon in the genocidal anti-Jewish violence--the pogroms--that erupted in Ukraine. During this period, at least 100,000 Jews died and unknown numbers of Jewish women were raped. The book is based on the in-depth study of the scores of survivor narratives that have been all but forgotten for almost a century. It analyzes how the victimized Jewish communities experienced trauma, how they expressed it, the motives of the perpetrators, and the part played by rape in furthering the pogroms' objectives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Astashkevich, Irina: - "Irina Astashkevich, a visiting research associate of the Tauber Institute, holds a PhD from Brandeis University. She received her MA in History, Jewish History and Archives from the Project Judaica - a joint project of the Russian State University of Humanities, Historical Archival Institute, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and the YIVO Institute of Jewish Research in New York. She has worked in various archives in Russia, Lithuania, and the US, as well as in Jewish philanthropic organizations, such as the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Moscow." |