Twelve feminist lessons of war / Cynthia Enloe.
| Author/creator | Enloe, Cynthia H., 1938- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023] |
| Copyright Date | ©2023 |
| Description | 215 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | 12 feminist lessons of war |
| Contents | Preface. This is not a girls' guide to waging wars -- Women's wars are not men's wars -- Every war is fought in gendered history -- Getting men to fight isn't so easy -- Women as soldiers is not liberation -- Women as armed insurgents offer feminist caveats -- Wounds matter -- wounds are gendered -- Make wartime rape visible -- Feminists organize while war is raging -- "Post-war" can last generations -- Militarization starts during peacetime -- Ukrainian feminists have lessons to teach us about war -- Feminist lessons are for everyone. |
| Abstract | "Drawing on firsthand experiences of war from women in places as diverse as Ukraine, Myanmar, Somalia, Vietnam, Rwanda, Algeria, Syria, and Northern Ireland, this book shows how women's wars are not men's wars - and why that matters. Cynthia Enloe reveals the fraught politics of masculinity in drafting soldiers, the politics of femininity manipulated in caring for war's wounded, and why we should all be paying attention to Ukrainian feminists in wartime. Her razor-sharp analysis highlights how women's rights activists - against all odds - remain committed in the midst of armed violence. This is the book we need to understand what is happening to our world." -- Cover page 4. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [168]-201) and index. |
| ISBN | 0520397673 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780520397675 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | JZ6405 .W66 E55 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |