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This compelling, interdisciplinary compilation of essays documents the extensive, intersubjective relationships between gender, war, and militarism in 21st-century global politics. Feminist scholars have long contended that war and militarism are fundamentally gendered. Gender, War, and Militarism: Feminist Perspectives provides empirical evidence, theoretical innovation, and interdisciplinary conversation on the topic, while explicitly—and uniquely—considering the links between gender, war, and militarism. Essentially an interdisciplinary conversation between scholars studying gender in political science, anthropology, and sociology, the essays here all turn their attention to the same questions. How are war and militarism gendered? Seventeen innovative explanations of different intersections of the gendering of global politics and global conflict examine the theoretical relationship between gender, militarization, and security; the deployment of gender and sexuality in times of conflict; sexual violence in war and conflict; post-conflict reconstruction; and gender and militarism in media and literary accounts of war. Together, these essays make a coherent argument that reveals that, although it takes different forms, gendering is a constant feature of 21st-century militarism.

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Author:   Laura Sjoberg ,  Cynthia Enloe ,  Sandra E. Via
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.624kg
ISBN:  

9780313391439

ISBN 10:   0313391432
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   03 August 2010
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword by Cynthia Enloe Acknowledgments Introduction Laura Sjoberg and Sandra Via I. Gender, Militarization, and Security 1. Gendered Identities, Ideologies, and Practices in the Context of War and Militarism V. Spike Peterson 2. From ""Soft"" Power to ""Hard"" Power: The Gendered Militarization of the European Union Stephanie Anderson 3. Gender, Militarism, and Globalization: Soldiers for Hire and Hegemonic Masculinity Sandra Via II. Deployment of Gender and Sexuality in Times of Conflict 4. Boots and Bedsheets: Constructing the Military Support System in a Time of War Denise M. Horn 5. Confronting Militarization: Intersections of Gender(ed) Violence, Militarization, and Resistance in the Pacific Ronni Alexander 6. Fighting in the Feminine: The Dilemmas of Combat Women in Israel Tami Amanda Jacoby 7. Post-war Trajectories for Girls Associated with the Fighting Forces in Sierra Leone Susan Shepler III. Sexual Violence in War and Conflict 8. Rape as a Marker and Eraser of Difference: Darfur and the Nuba Mountains (Sudan) Sondra Hale 9. The Everyday/Everynightness of Rape: Is it Different in War? Liz Kelly 10. Sexual Violence during War: Toward an Understanding of Variation Elisabeth Jean Wood 11. Explaining Sexual Violence in Conflict Situations Megan Gerecke IV. Gender, War, and Militarism in Disarmament and Post-Conflict Reconstruction 12. Links between Women, Peace, and Disarmament: Snapshots from the WILPF Catia Cecilia Confortini 13. When Is War Over? Women's Stories of Healing and Rebuilding after the War in El Salvador Gwyn Kirk 14. Using Gender to Consider Post-Conflict Forgiveness Sigal Ben-Porath V. Texts and Contexts for Gender, War, and Militarism 15. Feminism, Nationalism, and Globalism: Representations of Bosnian ""War Babies"" in the Western Print Media, 1991–2006 R. Charli Carpenter 16. Gendering the Empire's Soldiers: Gender Ideologies, the U.S. Military, and the ""War on Terror"" Laura Sjoberg 17. Fireman Fetishes and Drag King Dreams: Queer Responses to September 11 Deborah Cohler Conclusion: The Interrelationship between Gender, War, and Militarism Laura Sjoberg and Sandra Via References Index About the Editors and Contributors"

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Laura Sjoberg, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Sandra Via is assistant professor of political science and international studies program coordinator at Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA.

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