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

Name: War and Gender How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa
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ISBN: 9780521001809

ISBN-10: 0521001803

ISBN-13: 9780521001809

Edition: 2003

Authors: Joshua S. Goldstein

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Gender roles are nowhere more prominent than in war. Yet contentious debates, and the scattering of scholarship across academic disciplines, have obscured understanding of how gender affects war and vice versa. In this authoritative and lively review of our state of knowledge, Joshua Goldstein assesses the possible explanations for the near-total exclusion of women from combat forces, through history and across cultures. Topics covered include the history of women who did fight and fought well, the complex role of testosterone in men's social behaviors, and the construction of masculinity and femininity in the shadow of war. Goldstein concludes that killing in war does not come naturally…

Book details

List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/17/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 540
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.06" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 3.498

Joshua S. Goldstein, is an associate of the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University and a leading expert on war. His books include International Relations and War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa. He lives in Amherst, MA.



List of figures


List of tables


Preface



A puzzle: the cross-cultural consistency of gender roles in war


Introduction



The universal gendering of war



The universal potential for war



Feminist theories of war and peace


Conclusion



Women warriors: the historical record of female combatants


Introduction



Female combat units



Mixed-gender units



Individual women fighters



Women military leaders


Conclusion



Bodies: the biology of individual gender


Introduction



Genetics



Testosterone levels



Size and strength



Brains and cognition



Female sex hormones


Conclusion



Groups: bonding, hierarchy, and social identity


Introduction



Male bonding



Ability to work in hierarchies



In-group/out-group psychology



Childhood gender segregation


Conclusion



Heroes: the making of militarized masculinity


Introduction



Test of manhood as a motivation to fight



Feminine reinforcement of soliders' masculinity



Women's peace activism


Conclusion



Conquests: sex, rape, and exploitation in wartime


Introduction



Male sexuality as a cause of aggression



Feminization of enemies as symbolic domination



Dependence on exploiting women's labor


Conclusion



Reflections: the mutuality of gender and war


References


Index