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OverviewAnalyzing women labeled as terrorists in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gender and the Political examines Western cultural constructions of the female terrorist. The chapters argue that the development of the discourse on terrorism evolves in parallel with, and in response to, radical feminism in the US during this time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. ThirdPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 4.041kg ISBN: 9781137402752ISBN 10: 113740275 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 23 October 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction 1. Conceptualizing Terrorism 2. Constructing the Terrorist: The Threat From Within 3. Feminist Terrorists and Terrorist Feminists: The Crosswiring of Feminism With Terrorism 4. Terrorist Time: Terrorism's Disruption of Modernity 5. Conjuring the Apocalypse: Radical Feminism, Apocalyptic Temporality and the Society for Cutting Up Men 6. Abjecting Whiteness: ""The Movement,"" Radical Feminism, Genocide 7. Nuclear Terrorists: Patricia Hearst and the (Feminist) Terrorist Family Postscript"ReviewsA fascinating exploration of the historical twinning of terrorism and feminism in the U.S. By redirecting our attention to these important discourses emerging in the 60's and 70s, this book provides a crucial corrective to counter post 9/11 anxieties that continually project the terrorist as somehow coming from elsewhere. - Jasbir K. Puar, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University, USA Amanda Third's Gender and the Political convincingly argues that the modern concepts of terrorism and feminism are historically and conceptually interwoven. The book does this by reading terrorism studies against the grain while simultaneously positioning the concept of terrorism as a central trope of postmodern thought. These two discourses - the former increasingly foundational to, the latter highly critical of, the modern state and social order - are placed in fruitful conversation with one another, resulting in a deeply illuminating study of the contemporary political terrain in the United States. - Mehmet Doe?emeci, Assistant Professor of History, Bucknell University, USA Amanda Third's Gender and the Political convincingly argues that the modern concepts of terrorism and feminism are historically and conceptually interwoven. The book does this by reading terrorism studies against the grain while simultaneously positioning the concept of terrorism as a central trope of postmodern thought. These two discourses - the former increasingly foundational to, the latter highly critical of, the modern state and social order - are placed in fruitful conversation with one another, resulting in a deeply illuminating study of the contemporary political terrain in the United States. - Mehmet Dosemeci, Assistant Professor of History, Bucknell University, USA A fascinating exploration of the historical twinning of terrorism and feminism in the U.S. By redirecting our attention to these important discourses emerging in the 60's and 70s, this book provides a crucial corrective to counter post 9/11 anxieties that continually project the terrorist as somehow coming from elsewhere. - Jasbir K. Puar, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers University, USA Amanda Third's Gender and the Political convincingly argues that the modern concepts of terrorism and feminism are historically and conceptually interwoven. The book does this by reading terrorism studies against the grain while simultaneously positioning the concept of terrorism as a central trope of postmodern thought. These two discourses - the former increasingly foundational to, the latter highly critical of, the modern state and social order - are placed in fruitful conversation with one another, resulting in a deeply illuminating study of the contemporary political terrain in the United States. - Mehmet Do?emeci, Assistant Professor of History, Bucknell University, USA Author InformationAmanda Third is Senior Lecturer in Media and Visual Cultures in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts / Institute for Culture and Society at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |