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The Postwar Moment
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Paperback. A postwar moment is one of promise, but too often of missed opportunities. Will peace bring a democratic, inclusive and equal society? This depends on many factors, this title argues that one of them - crucial but often overlooked - is the importance accorded to transforming gender power relations. Editor(s): Cockburn, Cynthia; Zarkov, Dubravka. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFSJ1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
A postwar moment is one of promise - but too often of missed opportunities. Will peace bring a democratic, inclusive and equal society? This depends on many factors, but the contributors to this book argue that one of them - crucial but often overlooked - is the importance accorded to transforming gender power relations. Through a focus on two countries, Bosnia and the Netherlands, linked through a "peace-keeping operation", the contributors illuminate the many ways in which processes of demilitarisation and peace-keeping are structured by notions of masculinity and femininity. The Dayton Peace Agreement failed to acknowledge the gendered nature ... Read more
A postwar moment is one of promise - but too often of missed opportunities. Will peace bring a democratic, inclusive and equal society? This depends on many factors, but the contributors to this book argue that one of them - crucial but often overlooked - is the importance accorded to transforming gender power relations. Through a focus on two countries, Bosnia and the Netherlands, linked through a "peace-keeping operation", the contributors illuminate the many ways in which processes of demilitarisation and peace-keeping are structured by notions of masculinity and femininity. The Dayton Peace Agreement failed to acknowledge the gendered nature ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780853159469
SKU
V9780853159469
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Cynthia Cockburn is a feminist researcher and writer based at City University London, where she is a professor in the Department of Sociology. Her most recent book is The Space Between Us: (Zed Books 1998). Dubravka Zarkov studied sociology and anthropology in Belgrade, and development studies and women's studies in the Netherlands.
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