Women, The State, and War - A Comparative Perspective on Citizenship and Nationalism

Informationen zum Autor By Joyce P. Kaufman and Kristen P. Williams Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Women! the State! and War uses a comparative case study approach to explore the theoretical foundations for the ways that citizenship! nationalism! and marriage are gendered. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: Joyce P Kaufman, Joyce P. Kaufman, Joyce P./ Williams Kaufman, Kaufman Joyce P., Kristen P Williams, Kristen P. Williams
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2008
• EAN: 9780739112038
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1203-8
• No. of pages: 237
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, Political structures: democracy, Elections & referenda