{"product_id":"one-of-the-guys-tara-mckelvey-9781580051965","title":"One of the Guys: Women as Aggressors and Torturers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe debate 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. \u003ci\u003eOne of the Guys\u003c\/i\u003e deals specifically with this issue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 torture and the abuse of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eOne of the Guys\u003c\/i\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tara McKelvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1580051960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580051965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seal Press (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.10w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/22\/2007 pg. 22","brand":"Tara McKelvey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124897607935,"sku":"9781580051965","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47c33c34-51dd-4bd5-a967-d8f9c503fefa.jpg?v=1687439460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-of-the-guys-tara-mckelvey-9781580051965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}