Joyce P. Kaufman, Kristen P. Williams

Women, the State, and War (eBook, ePUB)

A Comparative Perspective on Citizenship and Nationalism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Women, the State, and War looks at the intersection of gender, citizenship, and nationalism; marriage, intermarriage, and how states gender that relationship; and the ways in which women are used as symbols to reinforce or further nationalistic goals. Women have long struggled with issues of citizenship, identity, and the challenge of being recognized as equal members of the community. Governments use feminine imagery (e.g., mother country) to create a national identity, while simultaneously minimizing the role that women play as productive contributors to the society. Authors Joyce P. Kaufman and Kristen P. Williams examine the relationship of government and women in four different countries: the United States, Israel, the former Yugoslavia, and Northern Ireland. In each case, numerous similarities appear: conflict plays a significant role in the definition of citizenship for women; women's movements have worked in contradiction to the state; and citizenship and marriage are gendered undertakings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739162613
• Artikelnr.: 38219044

Autorenporträt

Joyce P. Kaufman is professor emerita of political science at Whittier College. Her books include Introduction to International Relations: Theory and Practice; Women at War, Women Building Peace: Challenging Gender Norms; Women and War: Gender Identity and Activism in Times of Conflict; Women, the State, and War: A Comparative Perspective on Citizenship and Nationalism; Providing for National Security: A Comparative Analysis; and The Future of Transatlantic Relations: Perceptions, Policy, and Practice.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 2.
Feminist International Relations Theory and the State Chapter 4 Chapter 3.
United States and Derivative Citizenship Chapter 5 Chapter 4. The Balkan
Wars and the Breakup of Yugoslavia Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Israel and
Palestine: Two Peoples, One Land Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Northern Ireland: The
Impact of "The Troubles" Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Conclusion