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10%OFFDr. Emerald M. Archer - Women, Warfare and Representation: American Servicewomen in the Twentieth Century - 9781474238038 - V9781474238038
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Women, Warfare and Representation: American Servicewomen in the Twentieth Century

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Description for Women, Warfare and Representation: American Servicewomen in the Twentieth Century Hardback. Series: War, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBW; JFSJ1; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Women, Warfare and Representation considers the various ways the American servicewoman has been represented throughout the 20th century and how those representations impact the roles she is permitted to inhabit. While women have a relatively short history in the American military, the last century shows an evolution of women’s direct participation in war despite the need to overcome societal sex-role expectations. The primary focus is on the American case, but Emerald Archer also introduces a comparative element, showing how women's integration in the military differs in other countries, including Great Britain, Canada and Israel. Adopting an interdisciplinary ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
War, Culture and Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474238038
SKU
V9781474238038
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About Dr. Emerald M. Archer
Emerald M. Archer is the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Women at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Reviews for Women, Warfare and Representation: American Servicewomen in the Twentieth Century
Demonstrates the value of qualitative research to corroborate and illuminate quantitative research. [Archer's] narrative is enhanced by full discursive notes, and the work is theoretically rich, undergirded by the scholarship of Joan Scott, Cynthia Enloe and others ... Archer’s engaging work is theoretically sound and historically grounded, offering thoughtful conclusions about the necessity of comprehensive gender initiatives if the U.S. ... Read more

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