Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. A Decade of War– Centuries of Uncertainty 31
6. 2. Gendered Lives in Rural Sierra Leone 57
7. 3. Abduction and Everyday Rebel Life 95
8. 4. From Rape Victims to Female Fighters 125
9. 5. Reconciliation or Revenge 154
10. 6. Surviving the Postwar Economy 181
11. 7. Coming Home – Domesticating the Bush 208
12. Conclusion 237
13. Notes 255
14. References 269
15. Index 285