Reviews for Gender Inclusive: Essays on Violence, Men, and Feminist International Relations

The average rating for Gender Inclusive: Essays on Violence, Men, and Feminist International Relations based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-11-28 00:00:00 Paul L Henkel "I joined the anti-Fascist struggle with my best friend, who was a Jew." "Whatever happened after the liberation of Krajina, this was in no way a violation of human rights by Croatian authorities." "Then, as if that's not enough, then they declare that my wife is Jewish or Serbian. Luckily for me, she never was either, although many wives are. And so on and so forth spreading lies." These 3 quotes of words uttered by the former President of Croatia, Franjo Tudjman (1922-1999) came from When Joe Tripician, author of "The Official Alien Abductees Handbook: How to Recover from Alien Abductions Without Hypnotherapy, Crystals, or CIA Surveillance" was approached by a Croatian film director to write the biography of Franjo Tudjman, he was both pleased (to be able to earn a substantial amount for doing it) and surprised (because he knew next to nothing about Croatia, Croatian, and Tudjman). Having been assured that he could write more or less what he wanted, he began researching his subject both in the USA and in Croatia as well as Bosnia. Soon, he realises that an unbiased biography of Tudjman is hardly likely to flatter his subject, who was still alive. As Joe Tripician delves into his subject's past and present, he begins to realise that what his paymaster wants is a biography that will whitewash Tudjman's far from admirable past, as well as keep him from being indicted for war crimes. He meets Tudjman and some of his former henchmen, who were most likely to have been involved in atrocities against innocent civilians during the wars in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s. He meets a whole host of other people who either offer to help him unravel the truth about Croatia's leader's murky past, or to hinder him from doing so. Naturally, Tripician has no desire to produce a work of pro-Tudjman propaganda, which would reduce his credibility as a writer or reporter forever. Also, he cannot afford to turn down the handsome advances that he receives from the book's promoter. "Balkanized at Sunrise" discusses this dilemma he finds himself in as well as his research for the book. His descriptions of the people with whom he talks and what they have to say make for informative and entertaining reading. More importantly, his book provides valuable insights into the history of recent events in Croatia and the countries (former Yugoslav federal republics) bordering it. Although it may have been written to entertain, this slender volume is remarkably informative. I would suggest that it is essential reading for anyone interested in the break-up of Yugoslavia and its aftermath. Review by author of "SCRABBLE WITH SLIVOVITZ -Once upon a time in Yugoslavia"

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-21 00:00:00 Lea Porter OK. Let me start by noting that (once again) this is a book which the author himself ranked as "5 stars." And, like I stated last time I came across this...who does this?? Anyway, the book is pretty average. This is interesting, b/c the last "author-self-ranked-as-5-stars" book I read was also pretty average. My suspicion is that the book was a "short version" which the author sent out to publishing companies hoping to get an advance to turn it into a larger book. Either that, or it was a screenplay he turned into a book. I may be wrong, but the fact that it is only 107pp. and showed no official publisher leads me to believe something flopped somewhere and it ended up being self-published (I could be wrong). Regardless, I suppose that isn't enough to condemn the book outright. It's not an "Austerlitz-Level Heaping Pile of Horsecrap" by a long shot. Then again, I'm pretty sure nothing could ever be as bad as "Austerlitz." Sebald = the Worst. Anyway, the concept here seems interesting - the author (apparently) was hired to write a glowing biography of Franjo Tudjman in order to shape his image into a person NOT deserving of a Crimes Against Humanity trial in the Hague. So, he goes to the Balkans to do that. Supposedly, "much hilarity ensued" as a result (even if the book says "ensured" (sic) on the author-page). Well, the book wasn't that funny. It had a couple brief one-liners that were OK, but nothing "hilarious" by a long shot. Nor does the reader really learn a lot about the Balkans or Tudjman beyond a thin, surface level (at best). I will say that at least the author didn't take the traditional western viewpoint of "Serbs Bad, Everybody Else Good" and brought SOME light to Tudjman being a war-criminal on par w/ Milosevich (and others). Such neutrality was appreciated. But, given the relatively low production-value and the not-so-great story therein, this view is not likely to reach a wide audience. If you find it laying around a youth hostel or something, then it's not a horrible book to read. Besides, it shouldn't take you more than a couple of hours or so. But, I wouldn't buy it.