| Women, the State, and War: A Comparative Perspective on Citizenship and Nationalism Contributor(s): Kaufman, Joyce P. (Author), Williams, Kristen P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739112023 ISBN-13: 9780739112021 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $119.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Social Science | Women's Studies - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism |
| Dewey: 320.082 |
| LCCN: 2007033235 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.34" W x 9.16" (1.11 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Ireland - Cultural Region - Balkan - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |