Military Intimacies: Peruvian Veterans and Narratives about Sex and Violence
Many researchers and writers have considered the question why soldiers in conflict situations rape civilian and enemy populations. Few works have been able to research motivations of soldiers directly with them. We carried out in-depth interviews with ex-combatants (recruits) of the Peruvian Internal Armed Conflict, to examine the complex dynamics in which sexual violence became a widespread practice among soldiers—how did ordinary young men become perpetrators of sexual atrocity?
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