Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women Free Audiobook Download by Christina Lamb

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women is a compelling narrative about the lives and stories of women in war zones. Author Christina Lamb has done extensive work with conflict zones around the world, including Lebanon and Iraq. She has met many women who have been caught up in war, including civilians, aid workers, and combatants.

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb is a remarkable new book that will change the way you think about what it means to be a woman. This book offers an in-depth look at women's experiences during conflicts around the world. The author discusses topics such as rape as a weapon, abductions and mutilations, forced sterilizations, female soldiers and gender wars in different cultures.

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women is a powerful historical non-fiction book about the impact that war has had on women's bodies and minds. The author, Christina Lamb, interweaves stories about her own family's history with how women were affected by WWII, Vietnam, and other wars.

"The battles for the autonomy of women, which have been waged in every sphere of human activity, are famously described by Simone de Beauvoir as a "vast conspiracy" against their humanity, against their rightful place in the life-world. For all that we might think we know about this, Christina Lamb's "War Through the Lives of Women" is a compelling reminder that, even here in supposedly enlightened Britain and America, it has never been otherwise."

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women is a compelling account of women in conflict from the very beginnings of civilization. From ancient times to the present day, Lamb analyzes how men and women have been used by war to advance economic interests -- often creating divisions among their own people as well as between men and women for this purpose. She also explains how female soldiers have been crucial in many wars, even though society has traditionally treated them differently.