The Furies

'An arresting, deeply reported new book' Washington Post<BR><BR>'This gripping, inflaming book, itself an act of fury, shows how revenge can transmute into politics or be crushed by it' Larissa MacFarquhar<BR><BR>'Flock has a novelist's knack for creating suspense . . . This one will stick with readers' Publishers Weekly<BR><BR>-----------------------------------------------<BR><BR>In this profoundly moving book, Emmy-winning journalist Elizabeth Flock explores the stories of three women living in deeply patriarchal places with destructive cultures of honour, places in which institutions - government, police, courts - failed to protect women from violence, leaving them no option but to stand up and protect themselves.<BR><BR>Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, killed a man she said raped her in her own home, but was denied the protection of a self-defense argument. Angoori Dahariya led a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse. And Cicek Mustafa Zibo fought in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria.<BR><BR>Can women's acts of vengeance help to create lasting change in their communities, or will they ultimately hurt their cause? The novelistic accounts of these three women offer profound insights into the quest for understanding what a society in which women have real power might look like.

In ihrem so bewegenden wie erschütternden Porträt fragt die renommierte Journalistin Elizabeth Flock: Warum werden Frauen gewalttätig? Was bedeutet weibliche Selbstermächtigung? Und wie könnte eine Gesellschaft aussehen, in der Frauen echte Macht haben?Brittany Smith aus Alabama tötet den Mann, der sie in ihrem Haus vergewaltigt haben soll.Angoori Dahariya führt eine Gruppe von Frauen in Uttar Pradesh an, die Opfer häuslicher Gewalt rächt.Cicek Mustafa Zibo kämpft mit Tausenden Frauen gegen den IS in Syrien.Drei unvergessliche Frauen. Drei mitreißende Geschichten über gewaltsamen weiblichen Widerstand. Drei verschlungene Pfade in Richtung Gerechtigkeit. Elizabeth Flock beschäftigt sich in 'Die Furien' mit einem Thema, das in unserer Gesellschaft immer noch als schwierig gilt: Frauen, die Gewalt ausüben. Dabei stellt sie unsere Annahmen über Gewalt auf den Kopf: Sie erzählt keine Opfergeschichten, sondern zeigt uns Frauen, die tödliche Gewalt anwenden, weil Regierung, Polizei, Gerichte - die Institutionen, die sie schützen sollten - versagen. Und sie zeigt, mit welchen Konsequenzen Frauen rechnen müssen, wenn sie es wagen, dieses unumstößliche Tabu zu brechen. Ein kämpferisches, aufrüttelndes Plädoyer über weibliche Selbstermächtigung, das lange nachhallt.

"Elizabeth Flock examines how three real-life women have used violence to fight back, and how views of women who defend their lives are often distorted by their depictions in media and pop culture. These three immersive narratives follow Brittany Smith, a young woman from Stevenson, Alabama, who killed a man she said raped her but was denied the protection of the Stand-Your-Ground law; Angoori Dahariya, leader of a gang in Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to avenging victims of domestic abuse; and Cicek Mustafa Zibo, a fighter in a thousands-strong all-female militia that battled ISIS in Syria oman chose to use lethal force to gain power, safety, and freedom when the institutions meant to protect them, government, police, courts, utterly failed to do so. Each woman has been criticized for their actions by those who believe that violence is never the answer. The novelistic accounts of these three women provoke questions about how to achieve true gender equality, and offer profound insights in the quest for answers"--