SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
‘A wake-up call’ Amal Clooney
‘Devastating… rape and sexual abuse continue to be a pervasive and all-too-often hidden feature of conflict zones the world over’ HM Queen Camilla
From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the first major account to address the scale of rape and sexual violence in modern conflict.
Christina Lamb has worked in war and combat zones for over thirty years. In Our Bodies, Their Battlefield she gives voice to the women of conflicts, exposing how in today’s warfare, rape is used by armies, terrorists and militias as a weapon to humiliate, oppress and carry out ethnic cleansing.
Speaking to survivors first-hand, Lamb encounters the suffering and bravery of women in war and meets those fighting for justice. From Southeast Asia where ‘comfort women’ were enslaved by the Japanese during World War Two to the Rwandan genocide, when an estimated quarter of a million women were raped, to the Yazidi women and children of today who witnessed the mass murder of their families before being enslaved by ISIS. Along the way Lamb uncovers incredible stories of heroism and resistance, including the Bosnian women who have hunted down more than a hundred war criminals, the Aleppo beekeeper rescuing Yazidis and the Congolese doctor who has risked his life to treat more rape victims than anyone else on earth.
Rape may be as old as war but it is a preventable crime. Bearing witness does not guarantee it won’t happen again, but it can take away any excuse that the world simply didn’t know.
© 2020 William Collins (Ljudbok): 9780008300036
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 5 mars 2020
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE
‘A wake-up call’ Amal Clooney
‘Devastating… rape and sexual abuse continue to be a pervasive and all-too-often hidden feature of conflict zones the world over’ HM Queen Camilla
From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the first major account to address the scale of rape and sexual violence in modern conflict.
Christina Lamb has worked in war and combat zones for over thirty years. In Our Bodies, Their Battlefield she gives voice to the women of conflicts, exposing how in today’s warfare, rape is used by armies, terrorists and militias as a weapon to humiliate, oppress and carry out ethnic cleansing.
Speaking to survivors first-hand, Lamb encounters the suffering and bravery of women in war and meets those fighting for justice. From Southeast Asia where ‘comfort women’ were enslaved by the Japanese during World War Two to the Rwandan genocide, when an estimated quarter of a million women were raped, to the Yazidi women and children of today who witnessed the mass murder of their families before being enslaved by ISIS. Along the way Lamb uncovers incredible stories of heroism and resistance, including the Bosnian women who have hunted down more than a hundred war criminals, the Aleppo beekeeper rescuing Yazidis and the Congolese doctor who has risked his life to treat more rape victims than anyone else on earth.
Rape may be as old as war but it is a preventable crime. Bearing witness does not guarantee it won’t happen again, but it can take away any excuse that the world simply didn’t know.
© 2020 William Collins (Ljudbok): 9780008300036
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 5 mars 2020
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Astrid
23 apr. 2021
ett otroligt viktigt ämne, och öven fast jag behövde pausa flertalet gånger och bara andas och gråta en stund så ångrar jag inte att jag lyssnade. känns som det minsta vi kan göra, att lyssna på våra medsystrar och försöka förhindra detta!
Annika
17 jan. 2022
Fruktansvärd... man vill sluta lyssna... men måste fortsätta ändå....Att inte lyssna på dessa rösters berättelser är lika fruktansvärt som att lyssna...
She
14 aug. 2023
Sobering. As many reviewers have said, it’s tough to listen but harder to ignore since no one in power will. Inconceivable cruelty of soldiers. A part of war we should all be aware of. Love the narrator.
Alexandra
30 maj 2023
En av de viktigaste böcker som någonsin skrivits. Jag vet inte om man kan säga att en sån här bok är bra, för innehållet är ju gräsligt, men den är välskriven, gripande. Ett måste för de flesta, men framför allt för alla med ett romantiskt krigshistorieintresse.
Eva
14 feb. 2023
Mycket viktig bok men oerhört tragisk. Hoppas att många män också lyssnar eller läser denna bok och hjälper till att upplysa samhället om dessa brott som begåtts.
M
30 nov. 2021
Bästa och viktigaste boken jag läst
Megan
27 nov. 2022
Sjukt insiktsfull
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