ENGLISH

War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa

By Joshua S. Goldstein

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0521001803, 9780521001809
Open Library ID
OL7712580M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
203 MB (213107963 bytes)
Pages
540\277
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Gender roles are nowhere more prominent than in war, yet our understanding of the relationship between gender and war is confused. Joshua Goldstein analyzes the near-total exclusion of women from combat forces, through history and across cultures. He concludes that killing in war does not come naturally for either gender, and that gender norms often mold men, women, and children to the needs of the war system.

Similar books