{"product_id":"one-of-the-guys-women-as-aggressors-and-torturers-paperback","title":"One of the Guys: Women as Aggressors and Torturers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTara McKelvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Ehrenreich\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebate about women and torture has, until recently, focused on women as victims of violence. But when photographs were released from the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal, one featured Lynndie England holding a prisoner by a dog leash. Overnight, she became a symbol of women's capacity to inflict pain and suffering, and soon, many in America were questioning why the infliction of violence has always been seen as inherently male. \u003cem\u003eOne of the Guys\u003c\/em\u003e deals specifically with this issue. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In her foreword, Barbara Ehrenreich wonders why she once assumed women possessed an innate aversion to violence. Her essay then serves as a launching point for the rest of the contributors, which include academics, journalists, and activists, each grappling with women's involvement in the abuse of power and torture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The essays in \u003cem\u003eOne of the Guys\u003c\/em\u003e challenge and examine the expectations placed on women while attempting to understand female perpetrators of abuse and torture in a broader context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Ehrenreich\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBait and Switch\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.98 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52908847497440,"sku":"9781580051965","price":24.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/iqHygg1N8v9781580051965.webp?v=1781617256","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/one-of-the-guys-women-as-aggressors-and-torturers-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}