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245			_aGender imperative : _bhuman security vs state security edited by _cBetty A. Reardon and Asha Hans
250			_a2nd ed.,
260			_aIndia _bRoutledge _c2019
300			_a446 p.
365			_aINR _b1350.00.
500			_aThe book asserts that human security derives from the experience and expectation of human well-being which depends on four essential conditions: a life sustaining environment, the meeting of essential physical needs, respect for the identity and dignity of persons and groups, protection from avoidable harm and expectations of remedy from them. The book demonstrates their integral relationship to human security. Patriarchy being the germinal paradigm from which most major human institutions such as the state, the economy, organised religions and social relations have evolved, the book argues that fundamental inequalities must be challenged for the sake of equality and security. The fundamental point raised is that expectation of human well-being is a continuing cause of armed conflict which constitutes a threat to peace and survival of all humanity and human security cannot exist within a militarised security system. The editors of the book bring together 14 essays which critically examine militarised security in order to find human security pathways, show ways in which to refute the dominant paradigm, indicate a clear gender analysis that challenges the current system, and suggests alternatives to militarised security. With a mix of female and male feminist scholar activists as contributors, the book makes an important contribution to a new discourse on human security.
650			_aWomen and human security.
650			_aWomen and peace.
650			_aFeminist theory
650			_aSecurity, International
650			_aHuman security
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