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Gender, War and Conflict
Laura Sjoberg
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Description for Gender, War and Conflict
Paperback. From Pakistan to Chechnya, Sri Lanka to Canada, pioneering women are taking their places in formal and informal military structures previously reserved for, and assumed appropriate only for men. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
From Pakistan to Chechnya, Sri Lanka to Canada, pioneering women are taking their places in formal and informal military structures previously reserved for, and assumed appropriate only for men. Women have fought in wars, either as women or covertly dressed as men, throughout the history of warfare, but only recently have they been allowed to join state militaries, insurgent groups, and terrorist organizations in unprecedented numbers. This begs the question - how useful are traditional gendered categories in understanding the dynamics of war and conflict? And why are our stories of gender roles in war typically so narrow? Who benefits ... Read more
From Pakistan to Chechnya, Sri Lanka to Canada, pioneering women are taking their places in formal and informal military structures previously reserved for, and assumed appropriate only for men. Women have fought in wars, either as women or covertly dressed as men, throughout the history of warfare, but only recently have they been allowed to join state militaries, insurgent groups, and terrorist organizations in unprecedented numbers. This begs the question - how useful are traditional gendered categories in understanding the dynamics of war and conflict? And why are our stories of gender roles in war typically so narrow? Who benefits ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
284g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745660028
SKU
V9780745660028
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Ref
99-50
About Laura Sjoberg
Laura Sjoberg is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.
Reviews for Gender, War and Conflict
Laura Sjoberg has written a valuable, teachable and up-to-the-minute gender-smart book about war. With its mix of gritty case studies and Big Questions, Gender, War and Conflict offers lucky readers the tools to reassess mainstream International Relations' theories and to start fashioning explanations of their own. Cynthia Enloe, Clark University Laura Sjoberg's book is a feminist international relations ... Read more