false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172314115m/163119.jpg 163119 1 <div>The 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 &#8212; and soon, many in America were questioning why the infliction of violence has always been seen as inherently male. <i>One of the Guys</i> deals specifically with this issue. <br>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 torture and the abuse of power.<br>The essays in <i>One of the Guys</i> challenge and examine the expectations placed on women while attempting to understand female perpetrators of abuse and torture in a broader context.</div> 157454 28 12 2006 One of the Guys: Women as Aggressors and Torturers total:7|4:1|3:2|2:2|1:2| 7 16 23 0 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 07:29:59 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 07:29:59 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Fri Sep 11 11:04:08 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 11:04:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 20 07:35:59 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 07:35:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 08:06:51 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 08:06:51 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Mar 22 09:33:25 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 09:33:25 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Thu Feb 26 08:00:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 08:00:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 18 21:14:44 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 21:14:44 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 11:18:05 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 11:18:05 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Feb 29 16:27:37 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 16:27:37 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Feb 02 12:36:53 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 12:36:53 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Feb 05 17:08:54 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 08:31:07 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 08:31:07 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jan 12 02:27:44 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 02:27:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Jan 09 17:52:22 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 17:52:22 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jan 01 10:06:34 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 01 10:06:40 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Dec 29 17:06:08 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 17:06:08 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Wed Nov 28 07:31:49 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 28 07:31:49 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Fri Oct 26 11:35:01 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 11:35:07 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Oct 22 17:42:05 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 17:42:13 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 05 12:14:06 -0700 2007 Thu May 28 17:44:49 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jun 26 07:24:46 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 04 08:20:51 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 26 07:24:46 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=163119