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Gender, Violence and Politics in the Democratic Republic of Congo. By Jane Freedman . Surrey: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2015. 163 pp. $109.95 (hardcover). - Mobilizing Transnational Gender Politics in Post-Genocide Rwanda. By Rirhandu Mageza-Barthel . Surry: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2015. 187 pp. $109.95 (hardcover). - Women and Power in Post-Conflict Africa. By Aili Mari Tripp . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. 320 pp. $29.48 (paperback).

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Marie E. Berry  and
Milli Lake
Marie E. Berry
Affiliation:
University of Denver
Milli Lake
Affiliation:
Arizona State University
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marie.berry@du.edu
milli.lake@asu.edu
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Politics & Gender , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 336 - 349
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