Gender, War, and Militarism: Feminist Perspectives (Praeger Security International)
• Gathers and analyzes important information about the gendered nature of contemporary conflict, applying feminist gender theory to real-world conflicts in Israel/Palestine, Iraq, sub-Saharan Africa, East Timor, the Balkans, and Latin America• Takes an interdisciplinary approach that highlights a number of intersections often missing from single-discipline discussions• Analyzes gendering perpetrated by the media in reporting on the conflicts, as well as gendered elements in postconflict peacekeeping and reconstruction• Investigates and elucidates the role of women in nonstate ("terrorist") groups in locales such as Palestine, Sri Lanka, and Chechnya• 17 essays by top feminist scholars from across disciplines• An introduction and conclusion explaining the book's theoretical framework and key insights• Tables and charts• A bibliography