Manly States
Subtitle: Masculinities, International Relations, and Gender Politics
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780231505208
Subjects: International relations; Masculinity; Political science
Description: Much has been written on how masculinity shapes international relations, but little feminist scholarship has focused on how international relations shape masculinity. Charlotte Hooper draws from feminist theory to provide an account of the relationship between masculinity and power. She explores how the theory and practice of international relations produces and sustains masculine identities and masculine rivalries. This volume asserts that international politics shapes multiple masculinities rather than one static masculinity, positing an interplay between a ""hegemonic masculinit.