This interesting volume on the role of women in armed conflict examines the case of the female fighters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), and explores the ways in which active participation in armed conflict has altered traditional gender relations within this subset of Tamil society. The work discusses topics such as the traditional roles of women and men in Tamil society, displacement and other factors in the choice to join the LTTE, kin identity amongst women combatants, suicide bombings, and the equality and empowerment of women in the LTTE system. Herath is a criminal justice manager in London, UK. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)